WIGS

Noun

wigs

plural of wig

Anagrams

• WSGI, swig

Source: Wiktionary


WIG

Wig, n. Etym: [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.

2. An old seal; -- so called by fishermen. Wig tree. (Bot.) See Smoke tree, under Smoke.

Wig, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wigged; p. pr. & vb. n. Wigging.]

Definition: To censure or rebuke; to hold up to reprobation; to scold. [Slang]

Wigg, Wig, n. Etym: [Cf. D. wegge a sort of bread, G. weck, orig., a wedge-shaped loaf or cake. See Wedge.]

Definition: A kind of raised seedcake. "Wiggs and ale." Pepys.

WIG

Wig, n. Etym: [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.

2. An old seal; -- so called by fishermen. Wig tree. (Bot.) See Smoke tree, under Smoke.

Wig, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wigged; p. pr. & vb. n. Wigging.]

Definition: To censure or rebuke; to hold up to reprobation; to scold. [Slang]

Wigg, Wig, n. Etym: [Cf. D. wegge a sort of bread, G. weck, orig., a wedge-shaped loaf or cake. See Wedge.]

Definition: A kind of raised seedcake. "Wiggs and ale." Pepys.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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