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wig

/wɪg/
/wɪg/
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Other forms: wigs

A wig is a head covering made of hair. If your hair is short, red, and curly, you can try out an entirely different look by wearing a long, black wig.

Wigs are made from donated human hair, synthetic hair, or even animal hair. Some look so realistic that no one would ever guess a person was wearing a wig. A costume wig, on the other hand, might simply give you purple clown hair. People wear wigs for many reasons, including hair loss caused by illness or cancer treatment, religious law, and personal style. Wig was originally short for periwig, from the French perruque, "head of hair."

Definitions of wig
  1. noun
    hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
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    types:
    grizzle
    a grey wig
    horsehair wig
    a wig made of horsehair
    periwig, peruke
    a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries
    type of:
    false hair, hairpiece, postiche
    a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment
  2. noun
    British slang for a scolding
    synonyms: wigging
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    type of:
    chiding, objurgation, scolding, tongue-lashing
    rebuking a person harshly
Pronunciation
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/wɪg/
UK
/wɪg/
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