wig

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wig1 /wɪɡ/ ●●○ noun [countable]  1. DCBartificial hair that you wear on your head 假发 → toupéen THESAURUSwig an object covered with artificial hair that you wear on your headIn England judges still have to wear wigs.Do you think it's real, or is it wig?toupée an area of artificial hair, used to cover a bald part of your headThe singer used to wear a toupée, and then decided to shave all his hair off.hairpiece a wig or a piece of false hair that you wear on your head to make your own hair look thickerUnfortunately the hairpiece didn't quite match the colour of her hair.extensions long pieces of artificial hair that can be attached to your hair to make it look longerI'm thinking of having extensions because my hair gets to a certain length and then becomes so thin that you can see through it.

Examples from the Corpus

wig• A man in a wig and black robes.• The barristers' wigs were ill-powdered and their curls lacked crispness.• a blond wig• But, with the help of a brown wig, he plays a convincing 30-year-old.• Created by Geno Ventti Long, dramatic wig has been dressed with wax to accentuate curl.• I'd just like to know what he got up to when he took his wig off, that's all!• I slipped my long hair inside the wig, adjusted it, then put on a pair of large sunglasses.• Under their wigs their heads are shaven.wig2 verb (wigged, wigging)  1.wig (somebody) out phrasal verb American English informal to become very anxious, upset, or afraid, or to make someone very anxious, upset, or afraid (使)担心[不快，害怕]Origin wig (1600-1700) periwig type of wig ((16-21 centuries)), from Old French perruque, from Old Italian perrucca “hair, wig”

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wig¹ /wɪɡ/ noun [countable]
artificial hair that you wear on your head ⇨ toupée
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ wig an object covered with artificial hair that you wear on your head: In England judges still have to wear wigs. | Do you think it's real, or is it wig?
   ▪ toupée an area of artifical hair, used to cover a bald part of your head: The singer used to wear a toupée, and then decided to shave all his hair off.
   ▪ hairpiece a wig or a piece of false hair that you wear on your head to make your own hair look thicker: Unfortunately the hairpiece didn't quite match the colour of her hair.
   ▪ extensions long pieces of artificial hair that can be attached to your hair to make it look longer: I'm thinking of having extensions because my hair gets to a certain length and then becomes so thin that you can see through it.

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wig² verb (past tense and past participle wigged, present participle wigging)
     
wig (somebody) out phrasal verb American English informal
  to become very anxious, upset, or afraid, or to make someone very anxious, upset, or afraid