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bewigged

American  
[bih-wigd] / bɪˈwɪgd /

adjective

  1. wearing a wig.


Etymology

Origin of bewigged

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

Example Sentences

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She never even got to clunk and thud her way through any farmhouses or laboratories like a bewigged bull in a china shop.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

At the end of “Air,” director and co-star Ben Affleck, bafflingly bewigged as Nike CEO and co-founder Phil Knight, lies back on his office couch and utters a single word: “equity.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2023

Yes, the hallowed Constitution, the document hammered out in 1787 by 55 bewigged men in Philadelphia.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2022

They personify different mental obstacles such as “bad thoughts”-- critters who run around and try to explode in your face — and “judges” — bewigged men who wield threatening gavels.

From Washington Post • Sep. 15, 2021

Agent Jones switched to the big screen and a grainy video of MoMo sitting at his enormous desk, a swivel-hipped Elvis clock ticking behind his bewigged head.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray