doll up


verb
  1. (tr, adverb) slang to adorn or dress (oneself or another, esp a child) in a stylish or showy manner

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How to use doll up in a sentence

  • I actually will doll up the frozen White Castles with fresh onions and cheese.

  • He could doll up in his uniform any minute; he could even claim his place at the Captain's table, and meet the Girl.

    Vision House | C. N. Williamson
  • Amy's only doll up to this time had been a rag one, manufactured by her mother, and you can imagine her delight.

    Not Quite Eighteen | Susan Coolidge
  • Laughingly they scrambled to their feet and sat the French doll up, so they might look into the hole in the top of her head.

    Raggedy Andy Stories | Johnny Gruelle
  • Mr. Tucker greeted him hospitably and took him to his room while we went to ours to doll up a bit for lunch.

  • I'm not gathering up my strength; no—I shall never be the same man again—and life so insipid—and that poor old doll up stairs.

    The Tenants of Malory | Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu