hairpiece

noun

hair·​piece ˈher-ˌpēs How to pronounce hairpiece (audio)
plural hairpieces
1
: supplementary natural or synthetic hair (such as an extension) used in some hairstyles
2

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
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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 After all the stress and panicking, Bowman was proud of the end result for Badu’s hairpiece. Laura Sirikul, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025 Many inexpensive clip-in hairpieces are not made from real hair, but from synthetic hair. Anna Bader, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hairpiece

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of hairpiece was in 1926

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“Hairpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hairpiece. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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