tie-wign.
A wig having the hair gathered together behind and tied with a knot of ribbon.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > wig > types of > gathered and tied
tie-wig1713
tie-up1714
tie-periwig1728
the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > practice of wearing artificial hair > [noun] > artificial hair > tied with a ribbon
tie-wig1713
tie-up1714
ramillies wig1724
tie-periwig1728
ramillies1734
1713 J. Gay in Guardian 1 Sept. 2/1 The smart tie Wig with the black Ribbon.
1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. iii. 52 In tie-wigs and laced coats.
1852 W. M. Thackeray Henry Esmond III. v. 145 The gentleman-usher's horror when the Prince of Savoy was introduced to her Majesty in a tie-wig, no man out of a full-bottomed perriwig ever having kissed the Royal hand before.
Derivatives
ˈtie-wigged adj. /-wɪɡd/ wearing a tie-wig.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing headgear > wearing a wig > types of
tie-wigged1763
bag-wigged1775
bigwigged1778
well-wigged1778
bushy-wigged1832
toupeed1847
bottom-wigged1884
toupeted1903
1763 Brit. Mag. 4 605 The powder'd tye-wigged sons of soot Trip to the shovel with a shoeless foot.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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