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English Dictionary: Wig by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wig
n
  1. hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
  2. British slang for a scolding
    Synonym(s): wig, wigging
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wig \Wig\, n. [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}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wig \Wig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wigged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Wigging}.]
      To censure or rebuke; to hold up to reprobation; to scold.
      [Slang]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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. [bd]Wiggs and ale.[b8] --Pepys.
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