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Definition of Periwigs
1. periwig [n] - See also: periwig
Lexicographical Neighbors of Periwigs
Literary usage of Periwigs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Story of Oxford by Cecil Headlam (1907)
"CHAPTER X Jacobite Oxford—and after Addison and Sacheverell—Hanoverians and "Honest"
Men —Dragooning the University—A brilliant retort— periwigs and ..."
2. The Epigrams of Martial by Martial (1877)
"With periwigs, I trow, But art thou changed so soon, in truth, Lentinus counterfeits
his youth From a swan to a crow P Thou canst not all the world deceive ..."
3. A History of American Literature During the Colonial Period, 1607-1765 by Moses Coit Tyler (1878)
"... "Answer to Some Cases of Conscience respecting the Country "—The sinfulness
of long hair and of periwigs— Condemnation of other frivolities. VII. ..."
4. A History of American Literature During the Colonial Time by Moses Coit Tyler (1878)
"... "Answer to Some Cases of Conscience respecting the Country "—The sinfulness
of long hair and of periwigs— Condemnation of other frivolities. ..."
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