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  1. Artificial head of hair, either real or
  2. synthetic, worn as an adornment, disguise, or
  3. to conceal baldness. Wigs were known in the
  4. ancient world and have been found on Egyptian
  5. mummies. Today they remain part of the
  6. uniform of judges, barristers, and some
  7. parliamentary officials in the UK and certain
  8. Commonwealth countries. The 16th-century
  9. periwig imitated real hair, and developed
  10. into the elaborate peruke. Under Queen Anne,
  11. wigs covering the back and shoulders became
  12. fashionable.
  13.