up-do colloq. (orig. U.S.).
(ˈʌpduː)
Also updo.
[f. up adv.1 + do n.1 2, after hair-do.]
A style of dressing women's hair by sweeping it up and securing it away from the face and neck.
| 1938 Sun (Baltimore) 29 Nov. 9/4 The ‘up-do’ hair style does not click with De Paul University men students... The ‘up-do’ probably will go back down after movie stars get tired of it. 1966 J. S. Cox Illustr. Dict. Hairdressing & Wigmaking 157/1 Up-do, a hair style dressed away from the forehead and neckline. Updo: American Spelling. 1984 Daily Tel. 3 Sept. 13/5 She has not appeared to be wearing anything in her hair. If Miss Resnik returns to space a second time, Mr Menchaca said he would consider putting in ‘braids or an up-do’. |