‖ perruquier
(pɛrykje)
Also 8 peruquier; rarely anglicized as perukier, q.v.
[Fr., f. perruque peruke.]
One who makes, dresses, or deals in perukes; a wig-maker.
| 1753 Foote Eng. in Paris i. i, All the fraternity of men makers,..taylors, perruquiers, hatters, hosiers. 1837 Thackeray Ravenswing ii, The tailor..exposed his head to the..perruquier's gaze. 1882 W. Ballantine Exper. viii. 85, I remember a fashionable perruquier being tried many years ago. |