WIG

wig. Wig, n. a hair-covering for the head, a cake

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Wig (?), n. [[Abbreviation from periwig.]] 1. 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. 2. An old seal; — so called by fishermen.
Wig tree. (Bot.) See Smoke tree, under Smoke.