marcel

  • 21marcel — 1. noun a) A hairstyle characterized by deep waves made by a curling iron. b) A marcel wave. See Also: marcel wave 2. verb a) To wave …

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  • 22marcel — I. noun Etymology: Marcel Grateau died 1936 French hairdresser Date: 1895 a deep soft wave made in the hair by the use of a heated curling iron II. verb (marcelled; marcelling) Date: 1906 transitive verb to make a marcel in intransitive verb …

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  • 23Marcel — Provenance. Vient du grec markitos Signifie : consacré au dieu Mars Se fête le 16 janvier. Histoire. Saint Marcel fut pape intérimaire de 308 à 309. Quelques années auparavant, devant les persécutions violentes de l empereur Dioclétien, beaucoup… …

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  • 24marcel — mar·cel || mÉ‘r sel /mɑː sel v. set hair in waves, style with regular waves using a heated curling iron (in the style of the French hairdresser Marcel Grateau) n. curls in hair, marcel wave, hairstyle with deep natural looking waves made by a… …

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  • 25marcel — [mα: sɛl] dated noun (also marcel wave) a deep artificial wave in the hair. verb (marcels, marcelling, marcelled) give a marcel wave to (hair). Origin C19: named after the French hairdresser Marcel Grateau …

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  • 26marcel — mar•cel [[t]mɑrˈsɛl[/t]] n. v. celled, cel•ling 1) clo a) a deep continuous wave produced in the hair with a hot curling iron b) a hairstyle consisting of such waves 2) clo to wave (hair) in a marcel • Etymology: 1890–95; after Marcel Grateau… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 27marcel — /maˈsɛl/ (say mah sel) verb (t) (marcelled, marcelling) 1. to wave (the hair) by means of special irons, producing the effect of regular, continuous waves (marcel waves). –noun 2. a marcelling. 3. a marcelled condition. {from Marcel Grateau,… …

  • 28marcel — n. & v. n. (in full marcel wave) a deep wave in the hair. v.tr. (marcelled, marcelling) wave (hair) with a deep wave. Etymology: Marcel Grateau, Paris hairdresser d. 1936, who invented the method …

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  • 29Marcel, St. — St. Marcel, 1) Marktflecken im Arrondissement Cháteauroux des französischen Departements Indre, Weinbau; 1800 Ew.; 2) S. M. de Pierre Bernis, Marktflecken im Arrondissement Privas, des französischen Departements Ardèche; 1800 Ew. Geburtsort des… …

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  • 30Marcel Duchamp — (* 28. Juli 1887 in Blainville Crevon; † 2. Oktober 1968 in …

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