'Wig' definitions:
Definition of 'wig'
From: WordNet
noun
Hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
noun
British slang for a scolding [syn: wig, wigging]
Definition of 'Wig'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Wig'
From: GCIDE
- Wigg \Wigg\, Wig \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." --Pepys. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Wig'
From: GCIDE
- Wig \Wig\, n. [Abbreviation from periwig.] [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An old seal; -- so called by fishermen. [1913 Webster]
- Wig tree. (Bot.) See Smoke tree, under Smoke. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'wig'
From: Moby Thesaurus