upsweptadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌpˈswɛpt/, U.S.

/ˈəpˌswɛpt/,

/ˌəpˈswɛpt/

Forms: Also (older) upˈswept.

Etymology: up- prefix 3b(b).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈupswept.

1. Swept up.

ΚΠ

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. xi. 375 The foam Upswept by wand'ring gusts fills all the air.

2. Applied to (a style of) hair brushed up and fastened at the top of the head; = swept-up at swept adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > in a specific style

Frenched1762

stivereda1855

roached1856

wisped1922

marcel-waved1923

windswept1931

picky1935

Jesus1938

upswept1938

swept-up1948

bouffant1955

headphone1965

scraped-back1970

1938 Vogue 15 June 34 Those toy-size doll hats..on many French heads already—and what a fine solution they are to up-swept hair.

1939 M. B. Picken Lang. Fashion 160/3 Up-swept, term applied to style of hairdress with smooth, high-swept back and small curls on top of head.

1946 ‘P. Quentin’ Puzzle for Fiends (1947) xvii. 119 Her rakish upswept hair-do.

1959 News Chron. 12 Aug. 3/6 Two oval faces, with smooth up-swept hair.

1976 J. Grenfell Joyce Grenfell requests Pleasure xiii. 182 Lynn showed me how to achieve a fold at the back of my up-swept hair.

1981 A. Lurie Lang. of Clothes iii. 72/1 Her upswept hairdo, puffed out over pads of wire and horsehair.

3. More generally, having an upward sweep, curved upwards.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > upwards

turned-up1621

resimated1681

turn-up1685

upturning1769

retroussé1802

kipper1822

upturned1843

upcurved1870

upswept1960

1960 News Chron. 16 Sept. 1/7 The woman the police are seeking..wears glasses with blue upswept frames.

1961 Shropshire Mag. Apr. 43/1 (advt.) New spectacle frames... Two-tone 17/–; Upswept 20/–.

1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Upswept rear fenders.

1984 Washington Post 9 July c7/1 There he is, with his striped pantaloons and upswept conquistador hat.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	upswept
释义	upsweptadj. Brit. /ˌʌpˈswɛpt/, U.S. /ˈəpˌswɛpt/, /ˌəpˈswɛpt/ Forms: Also (older) upˈswept. Etymology: up- prefix 3b(b).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈupswept. 1. Swept up. ΚΠ 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. xi. 375 The foam Upswept by wand'ring gusts fills all the air. 2. Applied to (a style of) hair brushed up and fastened at the top of the head; = swept-up at swept adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > in a specific style Frenched1762 stivereda1855 roached1856 wisped1922 marcel-waved1923 windswept1931 picky1935 Jesus1938 upswept1938 swept-up1948 bouffant1955 headphone1965 scraped-back1970 1938 Vogue 15 June 34 Those toy-size doll hats..on many French heads already—and what a fine solution they are to up-swept hair. 1939 M. B. Picken Lang. Fashion 160/3 Up-swept, term applied to style of hairdress with smooth, high-swept back and small curls on top of head. 1946 ‘P. Quentin’ Puzzle for Fiends (1947) xvii. 119 Her rakish upswept hair-do. 1959 News Chron. 12 Aug. 3/6 Two oval faces, with smooth up-swept hair. 1976 J. Grenfell Joyce Grenfell requests Pleasure xiii. 182 Lynn showed me how to achieve a fold at the back of my up-swept hair. 1981 A. Lurie Lang. of Clothes iii. 72/1 Her upswept hairdo, puffed out over pads of wire and horsehair. 3. More generally, having an upward sweep, curved upwards. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > upwards turned-up1621 resimated1681 turn-up1685 upturning1769 retroussé1802 kipper1822 upturned1843 upcurved1870 upswept1960 1960 News Chron. 16 Sept. 1/7 The woman the police are seeking..wears glasses with blue upswept frames. 1961 Shropshire Mag. Apr. 43/1 (advt.) New spectacle frames... Two-tone 17/–; Upswept 20/–. 1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Upswept rear fenders. 1984 Washington Post 9 July c7/1 There he is, with his striped pantaloons and upswept conquistador hat. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1791
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