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bagwig
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/ ˈbægˌwɪg /
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noun
a wig with the back hair enclosed in a fabric bag, much used in the 18th century.
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How to use bagwig in a sentence
Viscount Bagwig, our excellent embassador, paid her marked attention.
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British Dictionary definitions for bagwig
bagwig
/ (ˈbæɡˌwɪɡ) /
noun
an 18th-century wig with hair pushed back into a bag
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