Wig

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Wig \Wig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wigged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Wigging}.]
     To censure or rebuke; to hold up to reprobation; to scold.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Wig \Wig\, n. [Abbreviation from periwig.]
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     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.
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     2. An old seal; -- so called by fishermen.
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     {Wig tree}. (Bot.) See {Smoke tree}, under {Smoke}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  wig
       n 1: hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic
            hair
       2: British slang for a scolding [syn: {wigging}]
       [also: {wigging}, {wigged}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  20 Moby Thesaurus words for "wig":
     admonishment, admonition, bawl out, berate, chew out, chiding,
     hairpiece, jaw, periwig, peruke, rail, rap, rate, reprimand,
     reproach, reproof, revile, tongue-lash, toupee, upbraid