toupee

[ too-pey ]

/ tuˈpeɪ /

a man's wig.

a patch of false hair for covering a bald spot.

(formerly) a curl or an artificial lock of hair on the top of the head, especially as a crowning feature of a periwig.

Origin of toupee

1720–30; variant of toupet < French, equivalent to Old French to(u)p tuft (< Germanic; see top¹) + -et -et

His feet were by no means dainty, his coat was a dirty looking dappled-white, and his mane so attenuated it needed a toupee.

Missy |Dana Gatlin
"Stow it, Toupee," said Theodore, and caught the hold-all in time.

Marriage |H. G. Wells
If you boys dont stop talking about my toupee, complained Don Ernesto, one day, I shall have no peace at all.

The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure |Gerald Breckenridge
Mr. Magnet and Toupee had gone to stare at the monoplane; they were presently joined by the odd-job man in an interrogative mood.

Marriage |H. G. Wells

They all called it Toupee because it was like one, but the name was forbidden in her father's hearing.

Marriage |H. G. Wells

toupee

/ (ˈtuːpeɪ) /

a wig or hairpiece worn, esp by men, to cover a bald or balding place

(formerly) a prominent lock on a periwig, esp in the 18th century

C18: apparently from French toupet forelock, from Old French toup top, of Germanic origin; see top 1