toupee

Signification (Anglais)

1. A wig of false hair worn to cover a bald spot, especially as worn by a man.
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.

Concepts

postiche

toupet

faux toupet

Synonymes

hairpiece

toupe

wig

postiche

switch

topknot

false hair

crest

toupée

periwig

peruke

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/tuːˈpeɪ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à Old Dutch: topp

Appartenant à néerlandais: top

Appartenant à Old Frisian: top

Appartenant à ancien anglais: top

Appartenant à ancien haut allemand: zopf

Appartenant à vieux norrois: toppr

In summary

1727, from French toupet (“small tuft of hair, forelock”), from Middle French toupet (“small tuft of hair, forelock”), from Old French toupet (“small tuft of hair, forelock”), diminutive of toupe, top (“tuft of hair”), from Frankish *topp (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”), from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”). Cognate with Old Dutch topp (“top”) (Dutch top), Old Frisian top (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”), Old English top (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”), Old High German zopf (“end, summit, tuft of hair”), Old Norse toppr (“tuft of hair, forelock”). More at top.