scratch wig

noun

1. a short wig, especially one that covers only part of the head.

Word History and Origins

Origin of scratch wig¹

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

He wore a scratch wig (probably his second-best), and had his hat flapped and tied about his ears as if it were winter.

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His hair is of a sandy color, and of the scratch wig order of cut.

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He was a pallid, sickly, thin old gentleman, who wore a shabby coat and a brown scratch-wig.

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Julian and Digby stood up, and the hook descended, its barbs becoming entangled in the curls of the scratch-wig.

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He wore a three-cornered hat, a sandy-coloured scratch wig, and had a thick woollen wrapper folded round his throat.

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