The Collaborative International Dictionary
Toupet
Toupee \Tou*pee"\ (?; 277), Toupet \Tou*pet"\ (?; 277), n. [F. toupet, dim. of OF. top a tuft; of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. top. See Top apex, and cf. Topet.]
A little tuft; a curl or artificial lock of hair.
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A small wig, or a toppiece of a wig.
Her powdered hair is turned backward over a toupee.
--G. Eliot.
Wiktionary
toupet
n. (archaic form of toupee English)
Usage examples of "toupet".
He entered the sedan carefully, bending his head to avoid brushing his toupet against the roof.
With considerable care he straightened his toupet, and flicked a speck of snuff from the lapel of his coat.