Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perruquier

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-ruquier
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A maker of perukes or wigs.

Example Sentences

"“the sun, like a courtly perruquier of the reign of George II., was lifting, and shifting, and setting in order the vapoury curls of the mountains.”"

Etymology

Borrowed from French perruquier.

Inflected Forms

perruquiers (plural)

Synonyms

wigmaker

Questions

What does perruquier mean?: A maker of perukes or wigs.
Where does perruquier come from?: Borrowed from French perruquier.

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