English → Latin
“peruke” in Latin
capillāmentumwiggalēruma helmet made of skins; bonnet, capcaliendrumA high headdress, made of layers of false hair
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
peruke
capillamentum: crines emti (false hair): galerus, galericulum (toupée): caliendrum (Hor., Sat. 1, 8, 48; Vid: Heindorf).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for peruke?
- The usual Latin words for “peruke” are capillāmentum, galērum, caliendrum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.