Post by t-bob on Jan 24, 2019 10:02:28 GMT -5
BUZZWIG
noun
1. a person of consequence.
2. a large, bushy wig.
3. a person wearing such a wig.
Quotes
... all was suddenly upset by two witnesses ... whom the old Spanish buzwigs doated on as models of all that could be looked for in the best. -- Thomas De Quincey, "The Spanish Nun," Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers, Volume I, 1853 who, as Porson's brother-in-law, and a man of admirable sense and wit, had a no profound veneration for the buzzwig doctor. -- Mary Russell Mitford, "Letter to Miss Barrett, July 23, 1842," The Life of Mary Russell Mitford, 1870
Origin
A buzzwig “bigwig, big shot” is someone who wears a large, bushy wig. The first syllable, buzz, may be a shortening of busby, the very large fur hat worn by hussars on parade. Buzzwig entered English in the 19th century
noun
1. a person of consequence.
2. a large, bushy wig.
3. a person wearing such a wig.
Quotes
... all was suddenly upset by two witnesses ... whom the old Spanish buzwigs doated on as models of all that could be looked for in the best. -- Thomas De Quincey, "The Spanish Nun," Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers, Volume I, 1853 who, as Porson's brother-in-law, and a man of admirable sense and wit, had a no profound veneration for the buzzwig doctor. -- Mary Russell Mitford, "Letter to Miss Barrett, July 23, 1842," The Life of Mary Russell Mitford, 1870
Origin
A buzzwig “bigwig, big shot” is someone who wears a large, bushy wig. The first syllable, buzz, may be a shortening of busby, the very large fur hat worn by hussars on parade. Buzzwig entered English in the 19th century
