tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post3845060160452757039..comments2024-01-21T02:58:08.208-05:00Comments on On the Main Line: A stolen sheitelMississippi Fred MacDowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12600498.post-12318967552510362252012-09-29T14:30:21.367-04:002012-09-29T14:30:21.367-04:00A peruke is almost always a man's wig (interes...A peruke is almost always a man's wig (interestingly, the French word that is the origin of this word, <i>peruque</i>, also became the English "periwig," which is the source of the word "wig"). Also worth noting is that Yiddish also maintains this distinction: a <i>parukh</i> is something a man wears to hide his baldness, whereas a sheitel is, well, a sheitel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com