a headpiece made of natural or synthetic hair usually worn to cover a bald area
if no one had told me he wore a hairpiece, I would have thought his hair was his own
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Recent Examples of hairpieceThen came another jab, and the hairpiece bounced up as if Miller’s scalp was the bottom of a gasping clam.—Matt Moret, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026 Miller finished the round with the hairpiece, then ripped it off in his corner between rounds and tossed it into the crowd at Madison Square Garden.—Isabel Yip, NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026 One of the punches knocked Miller’s head backward and his hairpiece popped upward from the front.—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026 Then, Rick Owens turned the cut into overgrown lashes and pastel hairpieces directed by digital artist Bernardo Martins (and styled by Duffy).—Essence, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hairpiece
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wig
Noun
Dixon described projects that involve multiple disciplines, from foam shaping to intricate sewing and wig construction, all working together to create a finished piece.
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Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
Behind them, a Regency-era queen was undergoing WIG PREP, which is the work that’s done beneath the actual wig, while WIG STYLING is the assembling of the wig itself.
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Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026