D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Wig

/wĭg/ · IPA /wɪɡ/
01 n. 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 abu…
  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.
Phrases & compounds
Wig tree — See Smoke tree, under Smoke.
02 v. t. To censure or rebuke; to hold up to reprobation; to scold.
imp. & p. p. Wigged; p. pr. & vb. n. Wigging
  1. 1.
    To censure or rebuke; to hold up to reprobation; to scold.[Slang]