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.