toupee

• 男性用かつら

フランス語のtoupet、額、髪の束から、古フランス語のtop、額、シニヨン、語源的にはtop、トップ、頂上と同じ。後に現在の意味に変化。

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.

1. His toupee dropped off,revealing his bald head.

彼のかつらは落ちて、坊主頭を出した。

2.When he grew bald he bought a toupee .

髪の毛が抜けた後、かつらを買った。

3.I 'm surprized Hitler didn 't round up the toupee people.

なぜヒトラーはごろつきを収容所にも入れなかったのか不思議だ。

4.One more thing：While I was writing that last paragraph，the nurse straightened my toupee .

もう一つ、私が最後の段落を書いたとき、看護師が私のかつらを直した。