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DONE UP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does done up mean?
• DONE UP (adjective)
The adjective DONE UP has 1 sense:
1. wrapped and tied
Familiarity information: DONE UP used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Wrapped and tied
Context example:
presents done up in white paper and red ribbon
Similar:
wrapped (enclosed securely in a covering of paper or the like)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
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