upswept

[uhp-swept]

adjective

1. curved or sloped upward.

   upswept automobile fenders.

2. combed or brushed upward to the top of the head.

Word History and Origins

Origin of upswept¹

First recorded in 1785–95; past participle of upsweep

Example Sentences

Lady Constance tipped her head from one side to the other in front of her dressing-room mirror, the better to admire the elaborate chapeau that she had just placed upon her upswept curls.

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At last the eye patch was finished, and Margaret adjusted it carefully so as not to muss Lady Constance’s elaborately upswept hair.

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It's reminiscent of a cooking wok or the upswept eaves of a Chinese temple.

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It disturbs the clean flow of air teams want through the diffuser, the upswept part of the floor at the back of the car.

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Ryan Nelson renders upswept hair with precisely inked lines in his depiction of a woman that focuses on her bouffant.

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