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curlpaper

American

[kurl-pey-per] / ˈkɜrlˌpeɪ pər /

Or curl paper

noun

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 British

/ 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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Other Word Forms

curl-papered adjective

Etymology

Origin of curlpaper

First recorded in 1810–20; curl + paper

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Now, said she, it looked like a lady with not a curlpaper out of place.

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