The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bagwig \Bag"wig"\, n. A wig, in use in the 18th century, with the hair at the back of the head in a bag.
Usage examples of "bagwig".
Light tannish hair curled about his long face, hinting of some attention to direct it thus, and was tied in a bagwig at the base of his neck.
He was dressed plainly for traveling in brown velvet, lightly laced with gold, and a gray bagwig, but simplicity did not diminish his presence.
Discarding the scented powder that had been made available, he combed his black hair into a bagwig at the nape of his neck and brushed it smooth before the looking glass.
Behind the counter, a man in a cheap bagwig looked up from a sheaf of papers.
The man in the shoddy bagwig waved her aside with the back of his hand.
Even in London, his beribboned bagwig would look ridiculous on so small a man.