She looked down at me, the bun of hair loose on her neck.
The above sentence is taken from Dreams Do Come True by Jim Bishop.
Is the word loose used correctly?
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Sign up to join this communityThe writer is expressing that woman's gesture.
Bun is a hairstyle with hair put into a tight roll. But here, it's loose on her neck.
I think loose it's used correctly.
I think what you might be expecting are more modern or more typical patterns people might use. Like any of the following:
Which are both also correct.
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