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toupet

toupet is the archaic form of toupee.

Meaning of toupee

Noun

toupee (plural toupees)

  1. A wig of false hair worn to cover a bald spot, especially as worn by a man.
    • Near-synonym: hair system
  2. (obsolete) A small tuft; a curl or artificial lock of hair.
  3. (obsolete) A small wig, or a toppiece of a wig, worn by both sexes.
    • Her powdered hair is turned backward over a toupee.1860, George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss

Forms of toupet

pluraltoupets

Questions about toupet

What is toupet the archaic form of?
Toupet is the archaic form of toupee.

Words near toupet in the dictionary

  1. toupee fallacies
  2. toupee fallacy
  3. toupeed
  4. toupees
  5. toupes
  6. toupet
  7. toupets
  8. toupie Hollandaise
  9. Toupin
  10. Toupins
  11. Toups

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