Definition of curl

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Curl (n.) To raise in waves or undulations; to ripple.

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Crimple :: Crimple (v. t.) To cause to shrink or draw together; to contract; to curl.
Whimbrel :: Whimbrel (n.) Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the European species (Numenius phaeopus), called also Jack curlew, half curlew, stone curlew, and tang whaup. See Illustration in Appendix..
Uncurl :: Uncurl (v. i.) To become uncurled, or straight..
Crull :: Crull (a.) Curly; curled.
Sicklebill :: Sicklebill (n.) A curlew.
Curl :: Curl (n.) To twist or form into ringlets; to crisp, as the hair..
Ringlet :: Ringlet (n.) A curl; especially, a curl of hair..
Purl :: Purl (v. & n.) To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle..
Excelsior :: Excelsior (n.) A kind of stuffing for upholstered furniture, mattresses, etc., in which curled shreds of wood are substituted for curled hair..
Cirripedia :: Cirripedia (n. pl.) An order of Crustacea including the barnacles. When adult, they have a calcareous shell composed of several pieces. From the opening of the shell the animal throws out a group of curved legs, looking like a delicate curl, whence the name of the group. See Anatifa..
Crispation :: Crispation (n.) The act or process of curling, or the state of being curled..
Maybird :: Maybird (n.) The whimbrel; -- called also May fowl, May curlew, and May whaap..
Curliness :: Curliness (n.) State of being curly.
Earlock :: Earlock (n.) A lock or curl of hair near the ear; a lovelock. See Lovelock.
Bob :: Bob (n.) A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig..
Wig :: Wig (n.) A covering for the head, consisting of hair interwoven or united by a kind of network, either in imitation of the natural growth, or in abundant and flowing curls, worn to supply a deficiency of natural hair, or for ornament, or according to traditional usage, as a part of an official or professional dress, the latter especially in England by judges and barristers..
Willet :: Willet (n.) A large North American snipe (Symphemia semipalmata); -- called also pill-willet, will-willet, semipalmated tattler, or snipe, duck snipe, and stone curlew..
Crinkle :: Crinkle (v. i.) To turn or wind; to run in and out in many short bends or turns; to curl; to run in waves; to wrinkle; also, to rustle, as stiff cloth when moved..
Buckle :: Buckle (v. i.) To bend permanently; to become distorted; to bow; to curl; to kink.
Curl :: Curl (v.) A disease in potatoes, in which the leaves, at their first appearance, seem curled and shrunken..
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