bald wig

noun

: bald cap

The cutting of her tresses turned into a journey in itself for McCaw, who, at first, planned on wearing a bald wig for the show.

—January Holmes, Bradenton Herald (Florida), 9 July 2009

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

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