a marcelling.
a marcelled condition.
Gabriel 1887–1973, French philosopher, dramatist, and critic.
a male given name.
First recorded in 1890–95; named after Marcel Grateau (1852–1936), French hairdresser who originated it
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The Harlem in “The Back Room” is a site for “fine gowns and tuxedos, marcel waves and glitter.”
From Washington Times • Jan. 15, 2020
My aunties would come to town from Chicago and get the marcel iron out,” she said.
From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2018
He is 21, stands up to the plate in perfect style; his hair falls away from his forehead in a natural marcel.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lily, his wife, unwilling to muss her new marcel wave before he saw it, waited, and kept ready a hot cup of tea.
From Time Magazine Archive
On these occasions Aunt Sophy, in black satin and marcel wave and her most relentless corsets, was, in all the superficial things, not a pleat or fold or line or wave behind her city colleagues.
From One Basket by Ferber, Edna
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