2. Adjective. (colloquial obsolete) Worn-out, exhausted. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Done Up
Literary usage of Done up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"1857 'Fraid I mussed her hair slightly,—it was done up mighty nice, / tell you.—SF
Call, Feb. 19 : from The Cincinnati Enquirer. 1858 But the Deacon swore ..."
2. The Greville Memoirs (second Part): A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria by Charles Greville (1885)
"... the ' Portfolio'—The Serjeants' Case—Brougham and Lyndhurst 'done up'—Opening
of the Session—Resignation of Lord Glenelg—State of Parties—Lord Durham's ..."
3. Papers of James A. Bayard, 1796-1815 by James Asheton Bayard, Robert Goodloe Harper (1915)
"When the dress is dirty if well done up it will last a long time. I have asked Mr.
Milligan a great deal about his Aunt and Sisters. ..."
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