Toupee
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Toupee
From French, toupet, who received it from German, topf, meaning tuft of hair, which also gave us top.
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Re: Toupee
Ah, the French for rug?
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Re: Toupee
And presumably no relation to topiary - which is really all about hair-dos for hedges.
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Re: Toupee
And presumably no relation to topiary - which is really all about hair-dos for hedges.
Topiary is related to another kind of word, though. If your topiary comes out poorly, you might call it dystopian.
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