wigs

Noun

wig (plural wigs)

1. A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness, for cultural or religious reasons, for fashion, or by actors to help them better resemble the character they are portraying.
   • But wearing a wig is no reason to kill a man, with one or two notable exceptions.1998 May 6, Douglas Watkinson et al., “Death in Disguise”, in Midsomer Murders
2. A bigwig.
   • Ye’ve been grossly deceived and put upon, Milly, and it’s my belief his old ruffian of an uncle in a wig is in the plot against us.1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 12, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...
3. (dated, jargon, marine biology) An old seal.

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