croquignole

American

[kroh-kuh-nohl, -kin-yohl] / ˈkroʊ kəˌnoʊl, -kɪnˌjoʊl /

noun

a method of waving the hair by curling it around metal rods from the ends inward toward the scalp.

Etymology

Origin of croquignole

1930–35; < French: light blow on the head or nose, small crunchy biscuit, apparently derivative of croquer to crunch ( see croquette), though formation is unclear

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But in 1939 a Federal court ruled that, since the manufacturers did not themselves use the croquignole process, they were exempt from royalties.

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