French twist

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French twist (plural French twists)

  1. An updo hairstyle in which the hair is twisted behind the head before being pinned over the top of the head.
    • 1982, Donald Fagen (lyrics and music), “New Frontier”, in The Nightfly:
      She's got a touch of Tuesday Weld / She's wearing Ambush and a French twist

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