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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


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It’s during “Weekend Update” that the spotlight shines on her playing a few bewigged characters.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026

Amy Madigan’s gut-wrenching turn in “Weapons” as the despicable, bewigged witch Aunt Gladys became impossible for the Academy to ignore, largely thanks to the amount of hype surrounding Madigan’s character.

From Salon ● Jan. 23, 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

Opposite Corbery, Clément Hervieu-Léger is prissy and repressed as a bewigged Robespierre, with a dancer’s ramrod posture throughout.

From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2023

He saw the brother and sister running down the marble staircase ahead and aimed jinxes at them, but merely hit several bewigged witches in a portrait on the landing, who ran screeching into neighboring paintings.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

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