The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Toupee \Tou*pee"\ (?; 277), Toupet \Tou*pet"\ (?; 277), n. [F.
   toupet, dim. of OF. top a tuft; of Teutonic origin, and akin
   to E. top. See Top apex, and cf. Topet.]
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   1. A little tuft; a curl or artificial lock of hair.
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   2. A small wig, or a toppiece of a wig.
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            Her powdered hair is turned backward over a toupee.
                                                  --G. Eliot.
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