wig tree

2 definitions found

wig tree - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Wig \Wig\, n. [Abbreviation from periwig.]
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     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.
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     2. An old seal; -- so called by fishermen.
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     Wig tree. (Bot.) See Smoke tree, under Smoke.
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wig tree - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  wig tree
      n 1: Old World shrub having large plumes of yellowish feathery
           flowers resembling puffs of smoke [syn: Venetian sumac,
           wig tree, Cotinus coggygria]