Definition of hairpiece
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:supplementary hair (such as a switch) used in some feminine coiffures
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:toupee 1
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Examples of hairpiece in a Sentence
if no one had told me he wore a hairpiece, I would have thought his hair was his own
Recent Examples of hairpiece from the Web
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The fourth-grader from La Grange Park wanted to grow his hair long to donate it to Locks of Love, a nonprofit that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged youth under 21 who suffer long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis.
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Locks of Love provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under age 21 suffering long-term medical hair loss.
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Plus, the swimmers are dressed like stage performers in heavy makeup, decorative hairpieces and flashy swimsuits.
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The stem that makes up his hairpiece looks too much like hair, but also too much like a stem.
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Don wears a hairpiece to cover the scar arcing across his scalp.
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DJ directed me to Helena Collection, where the fashion crowd gets hairpieces for shoots.
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Nowadays, the girls are resorting to artificial tanning, dental bonding, hairpieces, false eyelashes, false fingernails, padded busts and hips, and bobbed noses.
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Much of the budget — and a hefty slice of the creative energy — seems to have gone into the dozens of wigs and hairpieces.
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First Known Use of hairpiece
1926
HAIRPIECE Defined for English Language Learners
hairpiece
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Definition of hairpiece for English Language Learners
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: a section of real or false hair that is worn to cover a bald spot on your head or to make your hair look longer, thicker, or a different color
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