Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Wigg \Wigg\, Wig \Wig\, n. [Cf. D. wegge a sort of bread, G.
weck, orig., a wedge-shaped loaf or cake. See {Wedge}.]
A kind of raised seedcake. ``Wiggs and ale.'' --Pepys.
Wig \Wig\, n. [Abbreviation from periwig.]
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. An old seal; -- so called by fishermen.
{Wig tree}. (Bot.) See {Smoke tree}, under {Smoke}.
Wig \Wig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wigged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Wigging}.]
To censure or rebuke; to hold up to reprobation; to scold.
[Slang]
Source : WordNet®
wig
n 1: hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic
hair
2: British slang for a scolding [syn: {wigging}]
[also: {wigging}, {wigged}]