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noun
A woman's hairdo in which most hair is kept above the neck.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: upsweep
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hairdo
History
Etymology tree English up- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *dhéh1t Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *dhédheh1ti Proto-Germanic *dōną Proto-West Germanic *dōn Old English dōn Middle English don English do English updo From up- + do.
Across languages
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