tiewig

Etymology

tie + wig

noun

  1. A wig having a tie or ties, or one having some of the curls tied up.
  2. A wig that is tied upon the head; a court-wig tied with ribbon at the back.
    A pragmatical pleader, as soon as he has thrown a tiewig over his toupee, [is equalled] to a Coke or a Littleton. 1788, Vicesimus Knox, Winter Evenings

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