Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Wearing a wig, especially a peruke; bewigged: Describes a person whose head is adorned with a wig, specifically the elaborate, often powdered wigs fashionable for men in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Usage

• The adjective "peruked" is used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb) to describe someone wearing a wig of a particular historical style.
• It is a literary or historical term, most commonly found in descriptions of historical figures, formal portraits, or period dramas.

Examples

• The peruked judges and barristers presented a solemn and imposing sight in the courtroom.
• In the painting, the peruked aristocrat looks out with a haughty expression.
• The ambassador was peruked and powdered, dressed in the height of 18th-century fashion.

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries connotations of formality, aristocracy, or anachronism. It can be used neutrally for description or with a slight tone of irony or critique regarding outdated pomp.
  • The modern CEO, oddly peruked for the charity gala's "Baroque" theme, seemed a figure from another time.

Variants and Related Words

• Peruke (noun): The wig itself; a term for the specific type of wig worn in the 17th and 18th centuries.
• Bewigged (adjective): A more general synonym meaning "wearing a wig."
• Wigged (adjective): The simplest synonym for wearing any wig.

Synonyms

• Bewigged
• Wigged

Antonyms

• Unwigged
• Bare-headed

Adjective

1. wearing a wig popular for men in the 17th and 18th centuries