a headpiece made of natural or synthetic hair usually worn to cover a bald area
the cancer patient started wearing a wig after losing all of her hair from chemotherapy
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Some celebrities and influencers have even openly discussed wearing hairpieces, weaves, wigs or toupees.
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Rhiannon Frater,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
Robert Greenberg, a former hairstylist who tried to get rich off of everything from mail-order toupees to roller skates, founded the company with his son Michael in 1992 and the family still owns a 12% stake.
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