bewigged
Donning false hair
Bewigged means wearing a wig: bewigged judges in British courts, a bewigged actor playing Mozart.
The word often carries a faintly comic or archaic tone, evoking powdered wigs and formal ceremony.
Historical formal hairpiece
- powderedCrushed to fine particles
- perukeArtificial hair covering
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
Georgian · colonial · Regency · 18th-century · 17th-century · aristocratic · courtly · nobility
Artificial hair covering
- toupeePartial wig for baldness
- hairpieceFake scalp covering
- coiffureArranged head of hair
- queueOrdered waiting line
styled · curled · pomaded · horsehair · synthetic · fitted · hair loss · bald
UK courtroom advocate
- magistrateCivil judicial officer
- benchShared seating surface
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- gavelSmall ceremonial hammer
tribunal · judiciary · appellate · solicitor · jurisprudence · verdict · litigation · docket
Clothing for portrayal
- period dramaStory set in past
- stageRaised performance platform
- actorOne who portrays characters
- performanceCarrying out a task
dramatic · thespian · character · opera · masquerade · Mozart · Amadeus · backstage
With identity concealed
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- aliasAdopted false name
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
veiled · covert · anonymity · concealment · deception · unrecognizable · subterfuge · clandestine
periwig
Historical formal hairpiece
- powderedCrushed to fine particles
- perukeArtificial hair covering
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
rococo · Georgian · colonial · Regency · 18th-century · 17th-century · aristocratic · courtly · nobility · Versailles
peruke
Artificial hair covering
queue · styled · curled · pomaded · horsehair · synthetic · fitted · hair loss · bald · cap
barrister
UK courtroom advocate
- magistrateCivil judicial officer
- benchShared seating surface
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
gavel · tribunal · judiciary · appellate · solicitor · jurisprudence · verdict · litigation · docket · plaintiff
costume
Clothing for portrayal
- period dramaStory set in past
- stageRaised performance platform
- actorOne who portrays characters
performance · dramatic · thespian · character · opera · masquerade · Mozart · Amadeus · backstage · wardrobe
incognito
With identity concealed
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- aliasAdopted false name
undercover · veiled · covert · anonymity · concealment · deception · unrecognizable · subterfuge · clandestine · hidden