A short covering or tuft worn on the head, typically made of synthetic or natural hair. As a noun, wig refers to a hairpiece used to change appearance or conceal hair loss; it can be worn for fashion, performance, or medical reasons. It is pronounced with a single syllable, focusing on the /wɪɡ/ cluster where the vowel is a short, lax /ɪ/ and the final /ɡ/ is a voiced velar stop.
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