Cleopatra wig

noun

A costume wig styled to evoke the look of Queen Cleopatra VII, usually a long, dark wig with braids and a full fringe.

Meanings

nounCleopatra wig (plural Cleopatra wigs)

plural Cleopatra wigs

  1. fashionA costume wig styled to evoke the look of Queen Cleopatra VII, usually a long, dark wig with braids and a full fringe.

    For starters; she forgot she was wearing the Cleopatra wig and for some reason had wound strands of it around her finger.

    2014, Sandra Knight, Fringe Benefits, page 86
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