plural hairpieces
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: 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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The 38-year-old singer, born Melissa Viviane Jefferson, paired her inky black hairpiece, courtesy of Keisha Moore, with a royal blue Robert Wun gown, styled by Patti Wilson.
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
Surprisingly the most expensive hairpiece so far has been Attenborough’s, which Fortune reveals was a hybrid of a cheap £20 ($26) wig at the back combined with tens of man-hours knotting individual strands of hair onto a lace front to create the centenarian’s familiar pate.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 15 May 2026
As for hair, her double halo-like hairpiece was the artistic backdrop to her makeup.
—Essence, 12 May 2026
Never lacking in commitment, Ware threw herself into the nightlife in a whirlwind of pearls, caftans, and hairpieces, soundtracking other people’s abandon while remaining exquisitely composed herself.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
Surprisingly the most expensive hairpiece so far has been Attenborough’s, which Fortune reveals was a hybrid of a cheap £20 ($26) wig at the back combined with tens of man-hours knotting individual strands of hair onto a lace front to create the centenarian’s familiar pate.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 15 May 2026
As for hair, her double halo-like hairpiece was the artistic backdrop to her makeup.
—Essence, 12 May 2026
Never lacking in commitment, Ware threw herself into the nightlife in a whirlwind of pearls, caftans, and hairpieces, soundtracking other people’s abandon while remaining exquisitely composed herself.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Hairpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hairpiece. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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