marcel

¹

[ mahr-sel ]

verb (used with object)

, mar·celled, mar·cel·ling.

1. to wave (the hair) by means of special irons, producing the effect of regular, continuous waves marcel waves.

noun

1. a marcelling.
2. a marcelled condition.

Marcel

²

[ mahr-sel; French mar-sel ]

noun

1. Ga·bri·el [g, a, -b, r, ee-, el], 1887–1973, French philosopher, dramatist, and critic.
2. a male given name.

marcel

¹

/ mɑːˈsɛl /

noun

1. Also calledmarcel wave a hairstyle characterized by repeated regular waves, popular in the 1920s

verb

1. tr to make such waves in (the hair) with special hot irons

Marcel

²

/ marsɛl /

noun

1. MarcelGabriel (Honoré)18891973MFrenchPHILOSOPHY: philosopherTHEATRE: dramatist Gabriel ( Honoré ) (ɡabriɛl). 1889–1973, French Christian existentialist philosopher and dramatist, whose philosophical works include Being and Having (1949) and The Mystery of Being (1951)

Derived Forms

• marˈceller, noun

Other Words From

• mar·celler noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of marcel¹

First recorded in 1890–95; named after Marcel Grateau (1852–1936), French hairdresser who originated it

Word History and Origins

Origin of marcel¹

C20: after Marcel Grateau (1852–1936), French hairdresser

Example Sentences

The holding company also launched “Publicis Schooling,” a series of virtual classes for pre-kindergarten to high school aged children, taught by Publicis Groupe employees using the holding company’s AI platform, Marcel, to connect.

From Digiday

Marcel the elephant takes readers on a journey through his life, recounting his memories full of travel and adventure.

From The Daily Beast

The priest for the Creole ceremony was Father Marcel Saint Jean.

From The Daily Beast

That August, she and Camp co-wrote the first Marcel the Shell video.

From The Daily Beast

She saw herself as part of a larger tradition that includes Honore de Balzac, Leo Tolstoy, Marcel Proust, and Thomas Mann.

From The Daily Beast

The third group came in the 1930s because of Adolf Hitler: Anni Albers, Ruth Adler Schnee, Marcel Breuer.

From The Daily Beast

Explanations were difficult, but were accomplished during supper, and next day Marcel and Schaunard agreed to live together.

From Project Gutenberg

He lived and died in the house of his sister, in the fields just beyond Porte Saint-Marcel.

From Project Gutenberg

"There is one thing that both of us must bear in mind, Lieutenant Melville," said Marcel, presently.

From Project Gutenberg

Marcel had a sprightly humor, and one could never tell how it was going to show itself.

From Project Gutenberg

We shook up our horses, and they trotted forward, Marcel and I assuming an air of ease and indifference.

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