curly
Origin of curly
1Other words from curly
- curl·i·ness, noun
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How to use curly in a sentence
Ionic heat can be too intense for some hair types, but it’s great for thick or curly hair.
The best hair dryer: Get a salon-worthy blowout at home | Carsen Joenk | January 22, 2021 | Popular-ScienceField is thin, with a Young Einstein–like whoosh of curly brown hair piled on his head, and, on the day I meet him, is wearing round, tortoiseshell glasses.
This startup is using robots and A.I. to design new drugs | Jeremy Kahn | October 29, 2020 | FortuneLong before she was assuring Andy Cohen she had in fact never heard of a certain Bronx born Oscar-nominee, she was correcting her teachers about the origin of her curly hair and tanned skin.
‘The Meaning Of Mariah Carey’ And 9 Music Memoirs That Get Real About The Price Of Fame | cmurray | October 1, 2020 | Essence.comFor example, it recently launched the brand Pattern, a product for curly and textured hair.
Ulta Beauty CEO on the ways the retailer listens to and reflects its diverse customers and associates | lbelanger225 | September 29, 2020 | FortuneUnbraided, curly hair with standard electrodes could register 615 kilo-Ohms!
Brainwaves of people with coarse, curly hair are now less hard to read | Laura Sanders | May 5, 2020 | Science News For Students
But there was also curly-haired Queen guitarist Brian May and playwright Tom Stoppard.
Churchill’s Secret Treasures for Sale: A British PM’s Life on the Auction Block | Tom Teodorczuk | December 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSuddenly, a tall, curly haired white man appeared and thrust himself in the middle of the opposing forces.
Honoring The Late John Doar, A Nearly Forgotten Hero Of The Civil Rights Era | Gary May | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn person, Gondry is more Joel than Doc Brown—a fragile, soft-spoken man with a mop of curly brown hair.
Michel Gondry on ‘Mood Indigo,’ Kanye West, and the 10th Anniversary of ‘Eternal Sunshine’ | Marlow Stern | July 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTApparently Game of Thrones directors are too—and they've made sure his curly brown 'do won't be going anywhere.
Kit Harrington's Hair Has Its Own Game of Thrones Contract; Russell Westbrook Collaborates With Barneys New York | The Fashion Beast Team | June 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne prisoner is a young curly-haired woman who is accused of killing her three-year-old child.
The Stacks: The Searing Story of How Murder Stalked a Tiny New York Town | E. Jean Carroll | April 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI pictured him as slim and young looking, smooth-faced, with golden curly hair, and big brown eyes.
The Boarded-Up House | Augusta Huiell SeamanShe was a laughing, curly-haired girl with dancing black eyes and an altogether roguish look.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonThose two, Harry and Mary, are exactly alike, except for Harry's curly mane of lion-coloured wig.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeNicholas Rubinstein was short and stoutly built; fair-complexioned, with curly hair.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyAs the mother kissed her curly-haired little girl good-by, her heart seemed bursting with sorrow.
The value of a praying mother | Isabel C. Byrum
British Dictionary definitions for curly
/ (ˈkɜːlɪ) /
tending to curl; curling
having curls
(of timber) having irregular curves or waves in the grain
Australian and NZ difficult to counter or answer: a curly question
Derived forms of curly
- curliness, noun
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