plural hairpieces
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: supplementary natural or synthetic hair (such as an extension) used in some hairstyles
2
Examples of hairpiece in a Sentence
if no one had told me he wore a hairpiece, I would have thought his hair was his own
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Because her character's costume involved a variety of braided wigs, Erivo decided to shave her head so that, when her scalp was painted over, the hairpieces looked natural.
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Michelle Lee, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
After all the stress and panicking, Bowman was proud of the end result for Badu’s hairpiece.
—Laura Sirikul, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
Many inexpensive clip-in hairpieces are not made from real hair, but from synthetic hair.
—Anna Bader, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024
There are methods that last between six weeks and six months, as well as hairpieces that are only used for one-off styling.
—Anna Bader, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024
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Michelle Lee, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
After all the stress and panicking, Bowman was proud of the end result for Badu’s hairpiece.
—Laura Sirikul, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
Many inexpensive clip-in hairpieces are not made from real hair, but from synthetic hair.
—Anna Bader, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024
There are methods that last between six weeks and six months, as well as hairpieces that are only used for one-off styling.
—Anna Bader, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for hairpiece
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“Hairpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hairpiece. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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