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hairpiece

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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hair·piece /ˈheəpiːs $ ˈher-/ noun [countable]  DCBa piece of false hair that you wear on your head to make your own hair look thicker 〔加在头发上使之显得更浓密的〕小假发,假发片 wig, toupée
Examples from the Corpus
hairpieceThe very first day her ad ran, she got a call for a hairpiece to be worn at a trendy wedding.Look-Willard Scott has lost his hairpiece!Brent, in spite of the obvious hairpiece and the gold chain, is a rebel.
hair·piece nounChineseSyllable
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hairpiece
hairpiece /ˈheəpiːs $ ˈher-/ noun [countable]
a piece of false hair that you wear on your head to make your own hair look thicker ⇨ wig, toupée
     
THESAURUS
    wig an object covered with artificial hair that you wear on your head: In England judges still have to wear wigs. | Do you think it's real, or is it wig?
    toupée an area of artifical hair, used to cover a bald part of your head: The singer used to wear a toupée, and then decided to shave all his hair off.
    hairpiece a wig or a piece of false hair that you wear on your head to make your own hair look thicker: Unfortunately the hairpiece didn't quite match the colour of her hair.
    extensions long pieces of artificial hair that can be attached to your hair to make it look longer: I'm thinking of having extensions because my hair gets to a certain length and then becomes so thin that you can see through it.


hair·pieceBrE /ˈheəpiːs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈherpiːs/ 🔊 nouna piece of false hair worn to make your own hair look longer or thicker (使头发看上去更长或更浓密的)假发