Bewig

/bɪˈwɪɡ/ verb

To put a wig on someone or to cover with a wig.

From 'be-' (prefix meaning 'to cause to be or cover with') + 'wig' (a hairpiece). Formed in the 17th century when wigs became fashionable among European nobility and the need for a verb arose to describe the action of putting on or wearing a wig.

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