bewigged

[ bih-wigd ]

adjective

1. wearing a wig.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bewigged¹

First recorded in 1765–75; be- + wig + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The bewigged Harris is here again, but so is another image of him, as a toddler, sitting on the lap of his father, Thomas Allen Harris Sr. When his father died a few years ago, he and his son were still distant.

From New York Times

She decides she'd rather run away with Barry after he breaks out of prison, and together they disappear into the roles of a lifetime: Clark and Emily, pious parents living on a blank plain in parts unknown, where Sally is always bewigged, drinks heavily and hates every moment of her life.

From Salon

In a career studded with period dramas and a whole lot of corsets — "Too many corsets" — she says, the English actor was a little hesitant to take on the ultimate bewigged and bejeweled figure of western history, Marie Antoinette, for the new movie "Chevalier."

From Salon

Bewigged, bejeweled and bejowled, Mr. Humphries’s creation was one of the longest-lived characters ever channeled by a single performer.

From New York Times

For generations after the day she first sprang to life on the Melbourne stage, Dame Edna reigned, bewigged, bejeweled and bejowled, one of the longest-lived characters to be channeled by a single performer.

From New York Times