Tou-peet’ or Tou-pet’, n.

noun

(tōō-pā’) (Synop., § 130), n. [Fr. toupet, diminutive of O. Fr. top, a tuft, allied to Eng. top, q. v.]

  1. A little tuft; a curl or artificial lock of hair.
  2. A small wig or top-piece.