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De - Pt| English Dictionary: curled | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for curled | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Curl \Curl\ (k[ucir]rl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curled} (k[ucir]rld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curling}.] [Akin to D. krullen, Dan. kr[94]lle, dial. Sw. krulla to curl, crisp; possibly akin to E. crook. Cf. {Curl}, n., {Cruller}.] 1. To twist or form into ringlets; to crisp, as the hair. But curl their locks with bodkins and with braid. --Cascoigne. 2. To twist or make onto coils, as a serpent's body. Of his tortuous train, Curled many a wanton wreath in sight of Eve. --Milton. 3. To deck with, or as with, curls; to ornament. Thicker than the snaky locks That curledMeg[91]ra. --Milton. Curling with metaphors a plain intention. --Herbert. 4. To raise in waves or undulations; to ripple. Seas would be pools without the brushing air To curl the waves. --Dryden. 5. (Hat Making) To shape (the brim) into a curve. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Curled \Curled\ (k[ucir]rld), a. Having curls; curly; sinuous; wavy; as, curled maple (maple having fibers which take a sinuous course). {Curled hair} (Com.), the hair of the manes and tails of horses, prepared for upholstery purposes. --McElrath. | |
