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putus
/putus/
n.
“hairpiece”
 
n.
a wig of long hair used by older women to clip on and supplement their own hair
Malalab ka putus ni Meyra.
Meyra's hairpiece was red.
Eng. wig; hairpiece
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
n.
a hair tie
Eng. hair tie; tie for hair
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F
 
v.
for someone (egpuputus, migpuputus/impuputus/pigpuputus, agent, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to tie up their hair (egputusen, putusen, theme, eg><en-)
Tahaari e pa su egpuputus e pad.
Just wait for me because I just tie up my+hair.
Ant. pallubey —wear hair lose
Eng. tie up hair; hair, tie up; wear hair tied up
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,AAA,QDL,RJH
Last updated: 29/Jul/2014