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curlpaper
/ ˈkɜːlˌpeɪpə /
noun
- a strip of paper used to roll up and set a section of hair, usually wetted, into a curl
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- curl-papered adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of curlpaper1
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Example Sentences
After breakfast, Narcissus strolled about the town, and inquired the way to Miss Curlpaper's school.
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Letters at Miss Curlpaper's had to pass an inspection much more rigorous than the Customs, but still smuggling was not unknown.
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He called the place—like his volume of poems—his "Papillote," his "Curlpaper."
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The Misses Curlpaper were terrible unknown quantities to him.
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