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Another word for wig

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Noun
      1. A wig, especially a peruke.
      2. (Archaic) Any sort of wig
      3. A wig of the type worn by men in the 17th and 18th cent., usually powdered: some types are still worn formally, as by certain judges in Great Britain
      1. Periwig
      2. A wig, especially one with long hair on the sides and back, worn mainly by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.
      1. Something false; a sham.
      2. A small hairpiece; a toupee.
      3. Any item of false hair worn on the head or face, such as a false beard or wig.
      1. A marked, often sudden, decline in status, rank, or importance:
      2. Something that has fallen:
      3. (Sports) The act of holding a wrestling opponent on his or her back so that the shoulders remain in contact with the mat for a designated period, usually one or two seconds, thereby winning the match.
      1. A toupee or wig
      2. A switch of hair, often styled, for a woman's hairdo
      3. A covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used to conceal baldness or give shape to a coiffure.
      1. (Historical) A curl or lock of hair worn on top of the head, sometimes as part of a wig
      2. A partial wig or hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot.
      3. A man's wig, esp. a small one for covering a bald spot
      1. Lap robe
      2. A floor covering consisting of a piece of heavy fabric, especially one that does not cover the floor's entire surface.
      3. A piece of thick, often napped fabric, woven strips of rag, an animal skin, etc. used as a floor covering: usually distinguished from carpet in being a single piece of definite shape, not intended to cover the entire floor
      1. A surface or surface covering that is similar to a rug:
      2. A thick, heavy fabric of wool, cotton, or synthetic fibers for covering a floor, stairs, etc.: it is woven, usually with a pile, or felted
      3. A thick heavy covering for a floor, usually made of woven wool or synthetic fibers, especially one covering the entire surface of the floor.
      1. Any single thing, amount, specimen, example, etc.
      2. An object that is one member of a group or class:
      3. An instance; a specimen:
    See also:

    hair

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Sentence Examples

  • Wig Tree, &c. Clematis.

  • A student in a gray wig and exaggerated backside was at the sink, pretending to wash dishes.

  • It pained Dean to see her 30 pounds thinner, wearing an ill fitting wig in place of her waist-length ebony hair, but her indomitable spirit continued to leave him in awe.

  • His portrait was thus drawn by the duc de St Simon: - "He was a little, pitiful, wizened, herringgutted man, in a flaxen wig, with a weasel's face, brightened by some intellect.

  • Danish tradition has preserved record of two governors of Schleswig, father and son, in their service, Frowinus (Freawine) and Wigo (Wig), from whom the royal family of Wessex claimed descent.

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