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beehived

adjective
bee·hived | \ˈbē-ˌhīvd \

Definition of beehived 

: having a beehive hairdo … beehived models in full skirts … — New Zealand Herald, 22 Sept. 2010

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First Known Use of beehived

1960, in the meaning defined above

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