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wiggery

American  
[wig-uh-ree] / ˈwɪg ə ri /

noun

plural

wiggeries

  1. wigs or a wig; false hair.

  2. the wearing of wigs.

Etymology

Origin of wiggery

First recorded in 1765–75; wig + -ery

Example Sentences

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Long lawsuit, in consequence; lengthy law-pleadings, and much parchment and wiggery, in that German Triple-Elixir of Chancery;—little to the joy of Friedrich Wilhelm.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 06 by Carlyle, Thomas

There was nothing about their outward appearance of the august wiggery of statecraft, nothing of the ponderous dignity of ministerial position.

From Phineas Finn The Irish Member by Trollope, Anthony

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