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 Every piece, from jewelry to gloves, to custom hairpieces, is carefully considered as a means to elevate the look. Laia Farran Graves, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025 Wearing a wig or hairpiece can protect your scalp and ears from the cold.7 8. Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 30 Apr. 2025 But the process of creating the hairpieces, dearest gentle readers, is more laborious than Lady Whistledown’s efforts to conceal her identity from the Ton. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025 These hairpieces add volume, length, or a different texture. Patty Weasler, Rn, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hairpiece
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wig
Noun
  • While shoes and wigs seemed to remain mostly intact, the crowd took the spirit of the invite to heart, jumping, screaming, and sweating to the sound of an Afrobeats visionary.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2025
  • Scarlet shouted, prowling the stage in a shimmering red outfit and gigantic wig.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 28 June 2025

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“Hairpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairpiece. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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