periwigged

1 9.9

Someone who wears a large old-style wig like men wore in the 1600s and 1700s

adjective

Archaic

: con peluca

In the historic play, the periwigged characters often brought humor to the serious political discourse.

Examples

The periwigged gentlemen strolled through the candlelit ballroom with great elegance.
The periwigged gentleman entered the room with an air of distinction.
He attended the masquerade in a periwigged costume, reminiscent of the French court.
In many old portraits, judges are depicted as periwigged and dressed in elaborate robes.
He looked quite periwigged at the masquerade ball.
The gentleman entered the room, his periwigged head held high, reflecting the fashion of the 18th century.
During the reenactment, the actors were all periwigged, showcasing the styles popular in the 1700s.

Synonyms

bewigged

vsperiwigged

Archaic

1 8.4

Wearing a wig, often as part of a costume or official dress

is used for fashionable historical wearing among men in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries

peruked

vsperiwigged

Archaic

9.9

Wearing a wig like the long powdered style men wore in the 1600s and 1700s

is the general label for wearing that historical style rather than a specific term

How Ornate

periwigged

Archaic

1 9.9

wigged

2 8.1

bareheaded

1 3.9

Surface Forms

periwigged positive

Morphology

periwigged = periwig (transparent) = periwig + ed

The adjective is formed by adding the past-participial/adjectival '-ed' to the noun 'periwig', yielding 'wearing a periwig'.

Etymology

Periwigged comes from periwig, an old word for a large 'wig' or 'hairpiece' and is like French and Italian words for a false hair. So, to be periwigged is to be 'wearing a periwig', especially the big, formal wigs men wore in the 17th and 18th centuries.