croquignole
[ kroh-kuh-nohl, -kin-yohl ]
noun
a method of waving the hair by curling it around metal rods from the ends inward toward the scalp.
Origin of croquignole
11930–35; <French: light blow on the head or nose, small crunchy biscuit, apparently derivative of croquer to crunch (see croquette), though formation is unclear
- Also called croquignole wave .
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How to use croquignole in a sentence
To-day she had fashioned croquignoles of the most fantastic and alluring shapes for him.
Bayou Folk | Kate ChopinDis heah gun don' quit yo' head tell dem croquignoles is on de table, wid a w'ite table-clof an' a cup o' coffee.'
Bayou Folk | Kate Chopin
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