GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Wig , n. [Abbreviation from periwig.]
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   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.
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   An old seal; -- so called by fishermen.
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   Wig tree. (Bot.) See Smoke tree, under Smoke.
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   Wig , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wigged ; p. pr. & vb. n. Wigging .] To censure or rebuke; to hold up to reprobation; to scold. [Slang]
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   { Wigg , Wig }, n. [Cf. D. wegge a sort of bread, G. weck, orig., a wedge-shaped loaf or cake. See Wedge.] A kind of raised seedcake. “Wiggs and ale.”
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