up-do

noun

1. a hairstyle in which the hair is held away from the face and neck with pins or clips

Word History and Origins

Origin of up-do¹

C20

Example Sentences

Styling your up-do while you’re traveling has become easier with the introduction of cordless curling irons and hair straighteners but it has also gotten more complicated to fly with these hair care tools.

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Ms Ardern wore a fitted ivory dress by designer Juliette Hogan - who is reportedly a close friend of the ex-PM - and a long veil clipped onto a chignon up-do hairstyle.

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The "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star wore her hair in her customary slicked back up-do.

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They hit it off, talking about their shared love of French literature and comparing a noblewoman’s up-do to a soup tureen.

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In the middle of an up-do, she couldn’t stop grinning.

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