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wig vs bagwig

bagwig vs wig

wig and bagwig both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wig Yes No No No
bagwig Yes No No No
As nouns, bagwig is a hyponym of wig; that is, bagwig is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wig:
  • wig: hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
  • bagwig: an 18th-century wig with hair pushed back into a bag.
Other hyponyms of wig include grizzle, horsehair wig, periwig, peruke, onkos.
wig (noun) bagwig (noun)
hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair an 18th-century wig with hair pushed back into a bag.
British slang for a scolding
Difference between wig and bagwig

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