FRIGHT WIG

Meaning of FRIGHT WIG in English

a wig of wild, unruly hair, esp. hair projecting outward in all directions, as worn by some clowns and comedians to give a comic effect of extreme fright or excitement.

[ 1925-30 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

FRIGHT WIG — noun Date: 1886 a wig with hair that stands out from the head
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FRIGHT WIG — noun : a costume wig with hair that stands out from the head or that may be made to stand …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FRIGHT WIG — Date: 1886 : a wig with hair that stands out from the head
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FRIGHT WIG — Function: noun Date: 1886 : a wig with hair that stands out from the head
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FRIGHT WIG — ■ noun a wig with the hair arranged sticking out, as worn by a clown.
Concise Oxford English vocab
FRIGHT WIG — [fright wig] n (1886): a wig with hair that stands out from the head
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FRIGHT WIG — noun a wig with the hair standing up or sticking out, especially worn by a clown
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIG — peruque (-ero)
English interlingue dictionary
WIG — Manufactured head covering of real or artificial hair worn in the theatre, as personal adornment, disguise, or symbol of office, …
Английский словарь Британика
WIG — I. ˈwig noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wigge, from Middle Low German, wedge, wedge-shaped cake; akin to Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FRIGHT — I. ˈfrīt, usu -īd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fyrhto, fryhto fear, fright; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WIG — — wigless , adj. — wiglike , adj. /wig/ , n. , v. , wigged, wigging . n. 1. an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FRIGHT — I. ˈfrīt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fyrhto, fryhto; akin to Old High German forhta fear Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WIG — noun a kind of raised seedcake. 2. wig ·noun an old seal; so called by fishermen. 3. wig ·vt …
Webster English vocab
FRIGHT — noun anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion. 2. fright ·noun to alarm suddenly; to …
Webster English vocab
WIG — [wig] n [short for periwig] (1675) 1 a: a manufactured covering of natural or synthetic hair for the head b: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FRIGHT — [fright] n [ME, fr. OE fyrhto, fryhto; akin to OHG forhta fear] (bef. 12c) 1: fear excited by sudden danger: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WIG — manufactured head covering of real or artificial hair worn in the theatre, as personal adornment, disguise, or symbol of office, …
Britannica English vocabulary
WIG — wig BrE AmE wɪɡ ▷ wigged wɪɡd ▷ wigging/s ˈwɪɡ ɪŋ/z ▷ wigs wɪɡz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FRIGHT — fright BrE AmE fraɪt ▷ frights fraɪts
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WIG — / wɪg; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun a piece of artificial hair that is worn on the head, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FRIGHT — / fraɪt; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] a feeling of fear : to cry out in fright He …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIG — I. wig 1 /wɪɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: periwig type of wig (16-21 centuries) , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FRIGHT — fright /fraɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ frightened , ↑ frightening , ↑ frightful ; noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WIG — v.tr. (wigged, wigging) colloq. rebuke sharply; rate. [app. f. WIG(1) in sl. or colloq. sense 'rebuke' (19th c.)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FRIGHT — n. & v. --n. 1 a sudden or extreme fear. b an instance of this (gave me a fright). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WIG — v.tr. (wigged, wigging) colloq. rebuke sharply; rate. [ app. f. WIG(1) in sl. or colloq. sense 'rebuke' (19th c.) ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FRIGHT — n. & v. n. 1 a sudden or extreme fear. b an instance of this (gave me a fright). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WIG — 1. n. an artificial head of hair esp. to conceal baldness or as a disguise, or worn by a judge …
Oxford English vocab
FRIGHT — n. & v. --n. 1. a sudden or extreme fear. b an instance of this (gave me a fright). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
WIG — ( wigs) A wig is a covering of false hair which you wear on your head, for example because you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FRIGHT — ( frights) 1. Fright is a sudden feeling of fear, especially the fear that you feel when something unpleasant surprises …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIG — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE black ▪ He doesn't wear a curly black wig - by the end Byron …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FRIGHT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES petrified with fright/fear ▪ He was petrified with fear when he saw the gun. quake …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WIG — [noun] [C] - a covering of artificial hair worn on the head to hide a lack of hair or to …
Cambridge English vocab
FRIGHT — (FEAR) [noun] - the feeling of fear, esp. if felt suddenly, or an experience of fear which happens suddenlyWhen the …
Cambridge English vocab
WIG — n. Manufactured head covering of real or artificial hair worn in the theatre, as personal adornment, disguise, or symbol of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WIG — See: BIG CHEESE or BIG WIG.
Slang English vocab
WIG — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ blond ▪ Afro , curly ▪ powdered VERB + WIG ▪ have on , sport , wear …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FRIGHT — noun 1 fear ADJECTIVE ▪ stage VERB + FRIGHT ▪ take ▪ be shaking with , be trembling with ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FRIGHT — • ↑ get a fright • ↑ give sb a fright
Longman Activator English vocab
FRIGHT — n. 25B6; noun she was paralysed with fright : FEAR, fearfulness, terror, horror, alarm, panic, dread, trepidation, dismay, nervousness, apprehension, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WIG — 1)(full-bottomed wig) 2)(tie-wig)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
FRIGHT — n. 1 fear, alarm, terror, dread, horror, panic, trepidation, dismay, consternation, apprehension, Colloq (blue) funk He almost dies of fright …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WIG — See: BIG CHEESE or BIG WIG.
Словарь английских идиом
WIG — сущ. 1) парик to put on a wig ≈ надеть парик to take off a wig ≈ снять парик to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FRIGHT — 1. сущ. 1) сильный внезапный испуг; страх in, with fright ≈ от страха to give smb. a fright ≈ напугать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WIG — wig.ogg 1. wıŋ n 1. 1> парик 2> тупей 3> шутл. волосы, шевелюра 2. разг. должностное лицо в парике ( …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FRIGHT — fright.ogg 1. fraıt n 1. испуг to have /to get/ a fright - напугаться, испугаться to give smb. a fright …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WIG — wig сущ.1) парик to put on a wig — надеть парик to take off a wig — снять парик to …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FRIGHT — fright сущ.1) сильный внезапный испуг; страх in, with fright — от страха to give smb. a fright — напугать кого-л. …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WIG — 1. [wıŋ] n 1. 1) парик 2) тупей 3) шутл. волосы, шевелюра 2. разг. должностное лицо в парике ( судья …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WIG — 1. wıŋ n 1. 1> парик 2> тупей 3> шутл. волосы, шевелюра 2. разг. должностное лицо в парике ( судья …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FRIGHT — 1. fraıt n 1. испуг to have /to get/ a fright - напугаться, испугаться to give smb. a fright - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WIG — сущ. 1) парик to put on a wig — надеть парик to take off a wig — снять парик to …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FRIGHT — 1. сущ. 1) сильный внезапный испуг; страх in, with fright — от страха to give smb. a fright — напугать …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WIG — сущ. 1) парик to put on a wig — надеть парик to take off a wig — снять парик to wear a wig — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FRIGHT — 1. сущ. 1) сильный внезапный испуг; страх in, with fright — от страха to give smb. a fright — напугать кого-л. to take fright …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FRIGHT — 1. _n. 1> испуг; to give smb. a fright - напугать кого-л.; to have/to get a fright - напугаться 2> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
FRIGHT — 1. n. 1. испуг; to give smb. a fright - напугать кого-л.; to have/to get a fright - напугаться 2. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
FRIGHT — 1. _n. 1> испуг; to give smb. a fright напугать кого-л.; to have (или to get) a fright напугаться 2> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
FRIGHT — n infml She looks a fright in that hat — С этой шляпкой ей только людей пугать His clothes were a fright …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
FRIGHT — n infml She looks a fright in that hat — С этой шляпкой ей только людей пугать His clothes were …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
WIG — wig vi AmE sl She almost wigged last night and now her parents are wise to her Она вчера чуть …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка

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