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1. A headpiece made of artificial or real hair in order to cover up a bald spot, usually on a man's head: Mr. Jackson bought a small toupee, or wig, in an attempt to disguise the bare area on his skull!
2. Etymology: from French toupet, "small tuft of hair, a forelock; as, "the toupée, the curl or lock of hair at the top of the cranium."
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2. Etymology: from French toupet, "small tuft of hair, a forelock; as, "the toupée, the curl or lock of hair at the top of the cranium."
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