The act or process of putting a wig on someone; also, a wig or the hair of a wig.
Present participle of 'bewig' used as a noun, following the English pattern of converting '-ing' forms into nouns. This form captures the action or the object itself, and was particularly common in discussions of 17th-18th century fashion and theater.
In historical accounts of theater and royal courts, 'bewigging' referred both to the action of the hair-dressing process and to the elaborate wigs themselves. Theater companies would have 'bewigging departments' where specialists maintained and created these expensive hairpieces for actors.
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