
1) French word used in English 2) Old-fashioned wig 3) Old-time headgear 4) Periwig 5) Powdered wig 6) Wig for washington 7) Wig of yore
Found on
https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/peruke

1) Periwig 2) Wig
Found on
https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/peruke

a frilly wig
Found on
http://phrontistery.info/p.html

• (n.) A wig; a periwig. • (v. t.) To dress with a peruke.
Found on
http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/peruke/

man`s wig, especially the type popular from the 17th to the early 19th century. It was made of long hair, often with curls on the sides, and drawn ... [2 related articles]
Found on
http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/48
Per'uke noun [ French
perruque , Italian
perrucca ,
parrucca , from Latin
pilus hair. Confer
Periwig ,
Wig ,
Peel to strip off,
Plush ,
Pile a hair.] A wig; a periwig.
Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/63
Per'uke transitive verb To dress with a peruke. [ R.]
Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/63

Peruke was a 16th century term for hair on the head, the term false peruke being applied to a wig. Later, the term peruke was applied to a wig in general, and from peruke developed the term periwig which in turn developed into wig.
Found on
http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/PP.HTM
No exact match found.