Definition of curl

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Curl (v. i.) To contract or bend into curls or ringlets, as hair; to grow in curls or spirals, as a vine; to be crinkled or contorted; to have a curly appearance; as, leaves lie curled on the ground..

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Negro :: Negro (n.) A black man; especially, one of a race of black or very dark persons who inhabit the greater part of tropical Africa, and are distinguished by crisped or curly hair, flat noses, and thick protruding lips; also, any black person of unmixed African blood, wherever found..
Curl :: Curl (n.) To shape (the brim) into a curve.
Curl :: Curl (v. i.) To play at the game called curling.
Spire :: Spire (n.) A spiral; a curl; a whorl; a twist.
Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted..
Beaucatcher :: Beaucatcher (n.) A small flat curl worn on the temple by women.
Buckle :: Buckle (v. i.) To bend permanently; to become distorted; to bow; to curl; to kink.
Comber :: Comber (n.) A long, curling wave..
Endive :: Endive (n.) A composite herb (Cichorium Endivia). Its finely divided and much curled leaves, when blanched, are used for salad..
Crisp :: Crisp (a.) Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair..
Curl :: Curl (v. i.) To move in curves, spirals, or undulations; to contract in curving outlines; to bend in a curved form; to make a curl or curls..
Bob Wig :: Bob wig () A short wig with bobs or short curls; -- called also bobtail wig.
Savoy :: Savoy (n.) A variety of the common cabbage (Brassica oleracea major), having curled leaves, -- much cultivated for winter use..
Crinkle :: Crinkle (v. t.) To form with short turns, bends, or wrinkles; to mold into inequalities or sinuosities; to cause to wrinkle or curl..
Uncurl :: Uncurl (v. i.) To become uncurled, or straight..
Curling :: Curling (n.) The act or state of that which curls; as, the curling of smoke when it rises; the curling of a ringlet; also, the act or process of one who curls something, as hair, or the brim of hats..
Calamistrate :: Calamistrate (v. i.) To curl or friz, as the hair..
Curlew :: Curlew (n.) A wading bird of the genus Numenius, remarkable for its long, slender, curved bill..
Crispation :: Crispation (n.) The act or process of curling, or the state of being curled..
Water Spaniel :: Water spaniel () A curly-haired breed of spaniels, naturally very fond of the water..
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