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Webster 1913 Edition
Wig
Wig
,Noun.
[Abbreviation from
periwig
.] 1.
A covering for the head, consisting of hair interwoven or united by a kind of network, either in imitation of the natural growth, or in abundant and flowing curls, worn to supply a deficiency of natural hair, or for ornament, or according to traditional usage, as a part of an official or professional dress, the latter especially in England by judges and barristers.
Wig
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Wigged
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wigging
.] To censure or rebuke; to hold up to reprobation; to scold.
[Slang]
{
, Wigg
,Wig
}Noun.
A kind of raised seedcake.
“Wiggs and ale.” Pepys.
Webster 1828 Edition
Wig
WIG
, in Saxon, signifies war. It is found in some names.WIG
,Noun.
1.
A covering for the head, consisting of hair interwoven or united by a kind of network; formerly much worn by men.2.
A sort of cake.