单词 | periwigged |
释义 | periwiggedadj. Wearing a periwig. Also later (figurative): over-elaborate, having unnecessary additions or adornments. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing headgear > wearing a wig periwig-pated1604 periwigged1606 peruked1632 wigged1777 bewigged1851 jaseyed1883 1606 W. Warner Continuance Albions Eng. xvi. cii. 403 The rude perwigged Drudge, Salutes the Guests. a1658 J. Cleveland Wks. (1687) 383 Yield Periwig'd Impostor, yield to Fate. 1788 F. Grose Rules Caricaturas 36 On the other side of the picture are some soldiers and periwigg'd officers looking on. 1851 N. Hawthorne House of Seven Gables iii. 49 Its ugly and spiteful little din (heard now for the first time, perhaps, since Hepzibah's periwigged predecessor had retired from trade) at once set every nerve of her body in responsive and tumultuous vibration. 1892 Athenæum 21 May 670/1 The appropriate rendezvous for periwigged beaux. 1936 G. Greene in Spectator 27 Nov. 945/2 The periwigged ladies listening to the radio. 1980 Daily Tel. 7 July 11/1 The periwigged group was led by Anne Baxter, cast as an intensely theatrical grande dame. 2002 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 6 June c5 His interpretation of Symphony No. 8 was even more periwigged. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1606 |
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