bewigged

English

Etymology

From be- +‎ wigged.

Adjective

bewigged (not comparable)

1. Wearing a wig.
   • 1853 -- The Gentleman's Magazine (page 375) [1]

     No profanity was intented when zealous, close-cropped, and bare-headed ecclesiastics reminded their bewigged brethren that they were bound to imitate Christ in all things, and then asked them if the Saviour were likely to recognise a resemblance to himself in a priest under a wig.

   • 1999 -- Toward an International Criminal Court: A Council Policy Objective by Alton Frye (page 46) [2]

     Why should anyone imagine that bewigged judges in The Hague will succeed where cold steel has failed?