A hairpiece is a piece of false hair that some people wear on their head if they are bald or if they want to make their own hair seem longer or thicker.
Synonyms: wig, toupee, rug [slang], syrup [slang] More Synonyms of hairpiece
hairpiece in British English
(ˈhɛəˌpiːs)
noun
1.
a wig or toupee
2. Also called: postiche
a section of extra hair attached to a woman's real hair to give it greater bulk or length
hairpiece in American English
(ˈhɛrˌpis)
noun
1.
a toupee or wig
2.
a switch of hair, often styled, for a woman's hairdo
Examples of 'hairpiece' in a sentence
hairpiece
What a big mess of locations and ideas and thoughts and terrible hairpieces this film is.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Here they were reinvented as buttons or hairpieces.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
(noun)
Definition
a section of false hair added to a person's real hair
for years he wore a hairpiece both on and off screen
Synonyms
wig
toupee
rug (slang)
He's either wearing a rug or he's got a hamster on his head.
syrup (slang)
postiche
switch
Additional synonyms
in the sense of rug
Definition
a wig
He's either wearing a rug or he's got a hamster on his head.