toupee

/tuːˈpeɪ/

noun 3

Collocations

ADJ.

over, stupid, windy

VERB + TOUPEE

blew, wearing, wears

TOUPEE + NOUN

people, sideways

PREP.

off, on

ADV.

backward

noun

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

Near-synonym: hair system

A small tuft; a curl or artificial lock of hair.

A small wig, or a toppiece of a wig, worn by both sexes.

Her powdered hair is turned backward over a toupee.

noun — a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness

Near-synonym: hair system

Wiktionary

Her powdered hair is turned backward over a toupee.

Wiktionary

His toupee looks like a dead cat.

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Any man wearing a toupee fears a windy day.

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Tom wears a toupee, I think.

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The children would never take him seriously again after the strong gust blew the toupee off his head.

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