curlpaper
noun
curl-papered
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a word derived from
curlpaper.
Example Sentences
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She only prayed that Mrs. Snawdor's curl-papered head might not appear on the upper landing.
From Calvary Alley by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice
The curl-papered head of Mrs. Major poked at him over the banisters.
From Once Aboard the Lugger by A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth) Hutchinson
The front door of the house on the right slowly opened, and a curl-papered head peeped out.
From Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles by Hebert Jenkins
It would make courtship permanent, abolish curl-papered wives in the morning, and tipsy, bragging husbands at night.
From Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers by Arthur Brisbane
