上あげ優まさり

noun

looking better after putting up one's hair

Archaic term referring to a young woman appearing more attractive after tying up her hair in a coming-of-age ceremony. The opposite is 上げ劣り (あげおとり).

See also: 上げ劣り

• 昔むかしの文ぶん献けんには、成せい人じん式しきで髪かみを結ゆい上あげた娘むすめが「上あげ優まさり」だと記しるされている。

  Old documents record that a girl who looked better after putting up her hair for her coming-of-age ceremony was called 上げ優り.