bagwig

[ bag-wig ]
/ ˈbægˌwɪg /

noun

a wig with the back hair enclosed in a fabric bag, much used in the 18th century.

Origin of bagwig

First recorded in 1710–20; bag + wig

OTHER WORDS FROM bagwig

bag·wigged, adjective

Words nearby bagwig

bags, bagswinger, baguette, baguio, bagwash, bagwig, bagwoman, bagwork, bagworm, bah, baha'i

British Dictionary definitions for bagwig

bagwig
/ (ˈbæɡˌwɪɡ) /

noun

an 18th-century wig with hair pushed back into a bag