curlyhead
Americannoun
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a person whose hair is curly.
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(used with a singular or plural verb) curlyheads, a shrubby clematis, Clematis ochroleuca, of the eastern U.S.
Etymology
Origin of curlyhead
Example Sentences
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The growing process also tames the bitterness compared to standard curly endive.
From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2022
Belgian endive and radicchio are the most common tightly headed chicories, and the loose-leaf varieties include frisee, curly endive and escarole.
From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2022
Compared to curly endive, escarole has nice broad leaves that are less frilly.
From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2022
Then it’s on to other, more savory bits that employ the best of this cool season’s produce: a stellar salad with curly endive, and pork chops with new-crop dates.
From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2022
On the other hand, a chapon is used with the curly endive; it consists of a crust of bread over which a clove of garlic has been rubbed.
From The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken by Muskett, Philip E.
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