Sometimes people didn't like their hair, they hardly bathed, or they were trying to diguise themselves...
cahoba means powdered tobacco leaves
A periwig is a historical term for a wig - from an Old French term perruque meaning "wig". The original perruques had long hair on the sides and back - and were generally worn by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.
just wig
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A sentence for using the word is :: My new wig is constantly falling off.
powdered wig
powdered wig
yes, it was a white powdered wig that was commonly worn in the early 1700's through the 1800's
Top hat, suspenders, stockings, powdered wig
It was not uncommon for men to wear powdered wigs in the 1700s/early 1800s.
to bust your head open crack your skull damage your head ...split your wig if you had a wig, it would be split
A little tuft; a curl or artificial lock of hair., A small wig, or a toppiece of a wig.
James Oglethorpe founded georga. and it's the true story
This social progress is like a resses monkey wearing a powdered wig
old and 7"4
This coin is actually a half-cent coin. It is actually a lady with the powdered wig on the coin. To check if this is right, compare your coin to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half_Cent_(United_States_Coin)
White hair was considered to be distinguished. But, they didn't "die" their hair, they powdered it. Often people would cut their hair short to keep it clean and bug free and then they would wear a powdered wig.