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curlpaper

or curl pa·per

[ kurl-pey-per ]

noun

  1. a piece of paper on which a lock of hair is rolled up tightly, to remain until the hair is fixed in a curl.


curlpaper

/ ˈkɜːlˌpeɪpə /

noun

  1. a strip of paper used to roll up and set a section of hair, usually wetted, into a curl
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • curl-papered adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of curlpaper1

First recorded in 1810–20; curl + paper
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Example Sentences

After breakfast, Narcissus strolled about the town, and inquired the way to Miss Curlpaper's school.

Letters at Miss Curlpaper's had to pass an inspection much more rigorous than the Customs, but still smuggling was not unknown.

He called the place—like his volume of poems—his "Papillote," his "Curlpaper."

The Misses Curlpaper were terrible unknown quantities to him.

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