bob wig

noun

bob wig

noun
1

A short wig with bobs or short curls.

  • Upon our way from hence we saw a young fellow riding towards us full gallop, with a bob wig and a black silken bag tied to it.1711 August 7 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison], “FRIDAY, July 28, 1711”, in The Spectator, number 129; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume II, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC:
Synonyms
bob jerom, bobtail wig

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