Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Periwig

Periwig (per"i*wig) , noun

[Old English perrwige, perwicke, corrupt. from French perruque; compare OD. peruyk, from French. See Peruke, and compare Wig.]

A headdress of false hair, usually covering the whole head, and representing the natural hair; a wig. — Shakespeare

Periwig (per"i*wigd) , transitive verb

To dress with a periwig, or with false hair. — Swift