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Toupe vs Toupee - What's the difference?

toupe | toupee | Alternative forms |

Toupee is a synonym of toupe.

Toupee is a alternative form of toupe.



As nouns the difference between toupe and toupee

is that toupe is a hairpiece to cover partial baldness while toupee is a wig of false hair worn to cover a bald spot, especially as worn by a man.

toupe

English

Alternative forms

* toupee * * toupet

Noun

(en noun)
  • A hairpiece to cover partial baldness.

    • toupee

    English

    (wikipedia toupee)

    Alternative forms

    * toupe * * toupet

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A wig of false hair worn to cover a bald spot, especially as worn by a man.
  • (obsolete) A little tuft; a curl or artificial lock of hair.
  • (obsolete) A small wig, or a toppiece of a wig.
  • * G. Eliot
    • Her powdered hair is turned backward over a toupee .
    (Webster 1913)