updo

noun

updo

noun

Etymology From up- + do.

1

A woman's hairdo in which most hair is kept above the neck.

Ruthie Alpern, as she was then known, was a poised and chatty blonde with an updo and a winning smile.2009 January 15, David Segal, Alison Leigh Cowan, “Madoffs Shared Much, but How Much?”, in New York Times:

Related terms: do up, put up, hair bun, hairpin, hair stick, man bun, scrunchie

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