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hairpiece

noun

ˈher-ˌpēs

Definition of hairpiece

as in wig

a headpiece made of natural or synthetic hair usually worn to cover a bald area if no one had told me he wore a hairpiece, I would have thought his hair was his own

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Recent Examples of hairpiece The 38-year-old singer, born Melissa Viviane Jefferson, paired her inky black hairpiece, courtesy of Keisha Moore, with a royal blue Robert Wun gown, styled by Patti Wilson. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 May 2026 Surprisingly the most expensive hairpiece so far has been Attenborough’s, which Fortune reveals was a hybrid of a cheap £20 ($26) wig at the back combined with tens of man-hours knotting individual strands of hair onto a lace front to create the centenarian’s familiar pate. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 15 May 2026 As for hair, her double halo-like hairpiece was the artistic backdrop to her makeup. — Essence, 12 May 2026 Never lacking in commitment, Ware threw herself into the nightlife in a whirlwind of pearls, caftans, and hairpieces, soundtracking other people’s abandon while remaining exquisitely composed herself. — Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hairpiece

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wig

Noun

Kusama, known for her fiery red wig, lived by choice in a Tokyo psychiatric hospital for decades.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Parton pictured with some of her stage wigs in Los Angeles on March 10, 1980.

— Shima Oliaee, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

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