Periwig vs. Wig

Periwignoun

A wig, especially any kind of stylised wig as formerly worn by men and women.

Wignoun

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.

Periwigverb

(transitive) To dress with a periwig, or with false hair; to bewig.

Wignoun

An old seal.

Periwignoun

A headdress of false hair, usually covering the whole head, and representing the natural hair; a wig.

Wigverb

To put on a wig; to provide with a wig (especially of an actor etc.).

Periwigverb

To dress with a periwig, or with false hair.

Wigverb

(colloquial) To upbraid, reprimand.

Periwignoun

wig for men fashionable in 17th-18th centuries

Wigverb

To become extremely emotional or excitable; to lose control of one's emotions.

Wignoun

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.

Wignoun

An old seal; - so called by fishermen.

Wigverb

To censure or rebuke; to hold up to reprobation; to scold.

Wignoun

hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair

Wignoun

British slang for a scolding

Wig

A wig is a head or hair accessory made from human hair, animal hair, or synthetic fiber. The word wig is short for periwig, which makes its earliest known appearance in the English language in William Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona.