curl hair

  • 1curl hair — curl (someone s) hair American, American to frighten or shock someone. The scene where the guy follows her into the apartment curled my hair …

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  • 2Hair care — is an overall term for parts of hygiene and cosmetology involving the hair on the human head. Hair care will differ according to one s hair type and according to various processes that can be applied to hair. All hair is not the same; indeed,… …

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  • 3hair — W1S1 [heə US her] n [: Old English; Origin: hAr] 1.) [U] the mass of things like fine threads that grows on your head ▪ She put on her lipstick and brushed her hair . ▪ I must get my hair cut it s getting very long. ▪ You ve had your hair done… …

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  • 4curl your hair — curl your hair/make your hair curl/ phrase to make you feel very upset or frightened He tells stories about prison life that would make your hair curl. Thesaurus: to make someone afraid or frightenedsynonym Main entry: curl …

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  • 5curl — ► VERB 1) form or cause to form a curved or spiral shape. 2) move in a spiral or curved course. 3) (curl up) informal writhe with embarrassment, shame, or amusement. 4) play at the game of curling. ► NOUN 1) something in the shape of a spiral or… …

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  • 6curl — [kʉrl] vt. [ME curlen, by metathesis < crullen, to curl, bend, twist < crul, curly, akin to Du krul < Gmc * kruzla < IE * greu s < base * ger : see CRADLE] 1. to wind or twist (esp. hair) into ringlets or coils 2. to cause to roll… …

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  • 7Curl — Curl, v. i. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] Thou seest it [hair] will not …

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  • 8curl´i|ness — curl|y «KUR lee», adjective, curl|i|er, curl|i|est. 1. curling; wavy: »curly hair. 2. h …

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  • 9curl´i|ly — curl|y «KUR lee», adjective, curl|i|er, curl|i|est. 1. curling; wavy: »curly hair. 2. h …

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  • 10curl|y — «KUR lee», adjective, curl|i|er, curl|i|est. 1. curling; wavy: »curly hair. 2. h …

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