"bewigged" meaning in English

See bewigged in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From be- + wigged. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|wigged}} be- + wigged Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} bewigged (not comparable)
  1. Wearing a wig. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-bewigged-en-adj-D92knGfY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. Perplexed, bewildered. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-bewigged-en-adj-8fQSJ2Et Categories (other): English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 49 51
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          "ref": "1999, Alton Frye, Toward an International Criminal Court: A Council Policy Objective, page 46:",
          "text": "Why should anyone imagine that bewigged judges in The Hague will succeed where cold steel has failed?",
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          "ref": "2022 December 18, Jon Henley, “‘You can’t begrudge Messi’: Parisians react as France lose World Cup final”, in The Guardian:",
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