subs. phr. (old).—An eighteenth century wig: the back hair was enclosed in an ornamental bag: hence BAG-WIGGED = wearing a BAG-WIG.

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  1760.  FOOTE, The Minor [T. L. KINGTON-OLIPHANT, The New English, ii. 179. There are the new substantives], BAG WIG.…

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  1766.  C. ANSTEY, The New Bath Guide, Letter x., 60. BAG-WIG, and lac’d ruffles, and black solitaire?

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  1775.  SHERIDAN, St. Patrick’s Day, ii. 4. (1883), 236. Pig-tailed lawyers and BAG-WIGGED attorneys.

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  1850.  IRVING, Oliver Goldsmith, xxv. 252. Walking the Strand in grand array with BAG-WIG and sword.

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  1866.  W. D. HOWELLS, Venetian Life, xxi. Expect at every turn to come upon intriguing spectres in BAG-WIGS, immense hoops and patches.

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