WIGAN

Proper noun

Wigan

A town and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England.

Anagrams

• Awngi, awing

Etymology

Noun

wigan (countable and uncountable, plural wigans)

A canvas-like cotton fabric, often coated with latex rubber, used to stiffen and protect the lower part of trousers, dresses, etc.

Anagrams

• Awngi, awing

Source: Wiktionary


Wig"an, n.

Definition: A kind of canvaslike cotton fabric, used to stiffen and protect the lower part of trousers and of the skirts of women's dresses, etc.; -- so called from Wigan, the name of a town in Lancashire, England.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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