What is Wig?
{{wiktionary}} A '''wig''' is an artificial covering of [[hair]]. The word is short for '''periwig''' and appeared in the English language around 1675. Some people wear wigs to hide the fact that they are [[baldness|bald]], which means they have very little or no scalp hair. [[Actor]]s often wear wigs to disguise their appearance or get into character. In [[Britain]] and other [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] nations, some public employees, such as [[judge]]s and [[barrister]]s, wear wigs. Many composers during the 18th century wore wigs. <gallery> Image:Wolfgang-amadeus-mozart 1.jpg|[[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] wearing a wig. Image:Bach.jpg|[[Johann Sebastian Bach]] wearing a wig. Image:George Frideric Handel by Balthasar Denner.jpg|[[George Frideric Handel]] wearing a wig. Image:LARGILLIÈRE man in purper.jpg|A portrait by [[Nicolas de Largillière]], a French painter. He painted a man with a wig. Image:1707 Self-Portrait of Nicolas de Largillière.jpg|Largillière (self-portrait) did not have much hair, so he often wore wigs. </gallery> [[Category:Headgear]] {{stub}}