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 hairpieceDigger removed his hat for one of the photos, revealing the balding gray hairpiece atop Cruise’s dome, as well as a clear look at his prosthetic nose and false sideburns.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 July 2026 The 38-year-old singer, born Melissa Viviane Jefferson, paired her inky black hairpiece, courtesy of Keisha Moore, with a royal blue Robert Wun gown, styled by Patti Wilson.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026 Surprisingly the most expensive hairpiece so far has been Attenborough’s, which Fortune reveals was a hybrid of a cheap £20 ($26) wig at the back combined with tens of man-hours knotting individual strands of hair onto a lace front to create the centenarian’s familiar pate.—
K.j. Yossman,
Variety,
15 May 2026 As for hair, her double halo-like hairpiece was the artistic backdrop to her makeup.—Essence,
12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for hairpiece
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairpiece
wig
Noun
Among them, Mimi Sheraton, who donned wigs and other disguises to go unrecognized when reviewing.
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Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 Oct. 2026
If not, find another box or even a large, zippered plastic bag that’s big enough to accommodate the wig without folding it.