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 hairpieceNever 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 At the Las Vegas convention, both Cruise, 63, and the Birdman director, 62, were present to share the teaser, which showed an older Cruise with white, thinning hair and wrinkles, thanks to some prosthetics, old-age makeup and a hairpiece.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026 On his first day on set, Tommy pulls off a hat to reveal a bright-red hairpiece.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2026 Tokyo Stylez, Cardi’s hairstylist, brushes out a sleek brown hairpiece, and Erika la’ pearl, her makeup artist, dabs at Cardi’s face while the rapper scrolls through her phone, controlling the music.—
Jazmine Hughes,
Allure,
24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hairpiece
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairpiece
wig
Noun
Her makeup was on and her wig was in place, but her mind was in meltdown.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
23 July 2026
Davidson is wearing a wig of epic proportions along with what appears to be some facial prosthetics for the movie, which will turn him into the titular character.
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Shelby Stivale,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 July 2026