toupee的词源

英文词源

toupée: toupée: see top
toupee (n.): 1727, from French toupet "tuft of hair, forelock," diminutive formed from Old French top "tuft, forelock, topknot" (12c.), from Frankish *top or another Germanic source related to top (n.1) "highest point." Originally an artificial curl or lock on the top of the head; a style, not necessarily a compensation for baldness. In 18c., also sometimes used of a person who wears a toupee. Slang short form toup is recorded from 1959.

来自法语 toupet,前额，一绺头发，来自古法语 top,前额，发髻，词源同 top,顶部，顶端。后过渡到现在的词义。

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