scalpetten.
/skalˈpɛt/ (See quots. 1887, 1960.)
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > practice of wearing artificial hair > [noun] > artificial hair > section or lock of
sidelock1530
lock1601
tour1674
snake1676
front1693
bull-tour1724
back-head1731
ramillies tail1782
frontlet1785
frisette1818
toupee1862
postiche1867
switch1870
pin-curl1873
scalpette1881
wig-tail1888
chichi1906
hairpiece1939
fall1943
toup1959
1881 in J. Lichtenfeld Princ. Mod. Hairdressing 35 (advt.) J. Lichtenfeld's Illustrated Catalogue contains Illustrations and Description of..Invisible Scalpette Fringes, Bébé Scalpette, [etc.].
1887 E. Creer Board-work vii. 97 What is a scalpette?.. I..consider it to signify an artificial covering for concealing a deficiency of hair, or to cover a bald place upon the female head—but not a wig.
1924 Chambers's Jrnl. Oct. 669/1 Skilled hair-workers who will make up wigs, scalpettes.
1960 C. W. Cunnington et al. Dict. Eng. Costume 190/1 Scalpette,..a false front of invisible net to which luxuriant tresses are attached.
1961 E. S. Turner Phoney War vii. 54 My private drill consists of taking off my scalpette, putting it into the sponge bag and then slipping the latter with its closed outlet downwards into the hip pocket.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
<
n.1881