campaign wig

noun

A style of wig worn primarily by military officers and travelers in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, featuring a short pigtail tied with ribbon, short sidelocks, and curls around the forehead.

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Meanings

nouncampaign wig (plural campaign wigs)

plural campaign wigs

  1. historicalgovernmentA style of wig worn primarily by military officers and travelers in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, featuring a short pigtail tied with ribbon, short sidelocks, and curls around the forehead.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “campaign wig,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/campaign%20wig.

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