toupee

English - Turkish

Definition of toupee in English Turkish dictionary

küçük erkek perukası

küçük peruka

{i} küçük peruk

ufak peruka

{i} peruk

Tom bir peruk takıyor, sanırım. - Tom wears a toupee, I think.

Peruk takan herhangi biri rüzgarlı bir günde peruk takmaktan korkar. - Any man wearing a toupee fears a windy day.

eğreti tepe saçı

English - English

Definition of toupee in English English dictionary

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

{n} an artificial lock of hair

a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness

A small wig, or a toppiece of a wig

A toupee is a piece of artificial hair worn by a man to cover a patch on his head where he has lost his hair

A little tuft; a curl or artificial lock of hair

{i} man´s wig or hairpiece

Related Terms

toupees

plural of toupee

Hyphenation

tou·pee

Turkish pronunciation

tupey

Synonyms

false hair, hair extension, hair implant, hairpiece, hair weaving, periwig, peruke, postiche, rug

Pronunciation

/ˌto͞oˈpā/ /ˌtuːˈpeɪ/

Etymology

[ tü-'pA ] (noun.) 1728. 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”), of Germanic origin, from Low Frankish *topp (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”), from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”). Cognate with Old Dutch topp (Dutch top, “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.