bewig

transitive verb

be·​wig

bi-ˈwig,

bē-

bewigged; bewigged; bewigging; bewigs

: to furnish with a wig

hatless but bewigged and protected by flowing baronial robes

—American Guide Series: Virginia

Word History

Etymology

be- + wig, noun

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