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wig

 (wĭg)
n.
An artificial covering of natural or synthetic hair worn on the head for personal adornment, as part of a costume, or to conceal baldness.
tr.v. wigged, wig·ging, wigs
To scold or censure.
Phrasal Verb:
wig out Slang
To make or become wildly excited, enthusiastic, or crazy.
[Short for periwig.]
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Adj.1.wigged - wearing a wig; "the judges all wigged and robed"
wigless - not wearing a wig
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Translations

wigged

adj → eine Perücke tragend; the judges were ceremonially wigged and robed → die Richter waren zeremoniell in Roben gekleidet und trugen Perücken
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In response to Kenya's Mau Mau rebellion in the 1950s, for example, the wigged, white judges sentenced more than 1,000 people to death for conspiring against colonial rule.
The British left their wigs behind in Africa

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