WIG
ADJECTIVES
1702 ► FULL-BOTTOMED of a wig: long at the back
1785 ► FEATHER-TOPPED of a wig: frizzed at the top
1883 ► JASEYED wigged
NOUNS
1688 ► BARBER’S BLOCK a wooden head for a wig
1690 ► FLASH a peruke or periwig → sl.
..L17 ► QUEER TOPPING a second-rate or worn-out wig → UK criminals’ sl.
..L17 ► SCANDALOUS a wig → UK criminals’ sl.
..18C ► NODDLE CASE a wig → sl.
1713 ► TIE-WIG a wig having the hair gathered together behind and tied with a knot of ribbon
1717 ► BAG-WIG a wig fashionable in the 18th century, the back-hair of which was enclosed in an ornamental bag
1780 ► JASEY → JASY → JAZEY → JAZY → JEEZY a humorous or familiar name for a wig, esp. one made of worsted
..L18 ► CAXON an old, worn-out wig → sl.
..L18 ► LOUSE BAG a wig or a bag worn over the hair → sl.
1802 ► SCALP a wig → Brit. sl.
1808 ► TALTIE a wig → Sc.
1816 ► BUZZ WIG a large bushy wig
.M19 ► WATERFALL false hair → sl.
1854 ► FUZZ-WIG a wig of crisp curls
1898 ► SKY PIECE a hat, cap, or bonnet; a hairpiece → Amer. dial.
1900 ► DANDY-GO-RUSSET an ancient wig → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1904 ► STRUM a wig → sl. (Bk.)
1905 ► TRANSFORMATION a hairpiece, usually worn by a woman → Amer. dial.
1920 ► RAG a wig → sl.
1930 ► RAT a wig → African-American sl.
1934 ► DIVOT a wig → US sl.
1940 ► RUG a wig of any type → US sl.
1950 ► MUCKET a hairpiece or toupee → US sl.
1959 ► TOUP a man’s hairpiece; a toupee → sl.
1960 ► SCHEITL → SHYCKLE a wig → sl.
1965 ► HEADPIECE false hair, a hairpiece → Amer. dial.
1967 ► BURLAP HAIR false hair, worn by men → Amer. dial.
1967 ► BURLAP TOP false hair, worn by men → Amer. dial.
1967 ► TOPPER a wig, a toupee → Amer. dial.
1970 ► HAIR TOPPER false hair worn my men → Amer. dial.
1981 ► SYRUP (OF FIGS) wigs, a wig → rhyming sl.
1983 ► IRISH (JIG) a wig → rhyming sl.
2002 ► FAKE RIAH a wig → UK back-slang
2002 ► FASHIONED RIAH a wig → UK sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
..18C ► NODDLE-THATCHER a wig-maker → sl.
1773 ► GEZY-MAKER a wig-maker → Sc.
..L18 ► MR. WIGSBY → WIGSBY a man wearing a wig → sl.
..L18 ► WIGSTER a man wearing a wig → sl.
1832 ► BUZZ-WIG a person wearing a large bushy wig
1843 ► WIGGIE a nickname for a wigmaker or barber → Sc.
2006 ► WIGGER someone who wears a wig → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
VERBS
1529 ► FROUNCE to curl or frizz the hair, a wig, etc.
1756 ► FRIBBLE to frizzle or frizz a wig → Sc.
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