bagwig

[ bag-wig ]

noun
  1. a wig with the back hair enclosed in a fabric bag, much used in the 18th century.

Origin of bagwig

1
First recorded in 1710–20; bag + wig

Other words from bagwig

  • bagwigged, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for bagwig

bagwig

/ (ˈbæɡˌwɪɡ) /


noun
  1. an 18th-century wig with hair pushed back into a bag

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