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pin-curl

[pin-kurl]

verb (used with object)

to curl (the hair) by using clips or hairpins.

Origin of pin-curl

v. use of pin curl

pin curl

noun

a dampened curl that is kept in place by a clip or hairpin.

Origin of pin curl

First recorded in 1895–1900
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British Dictionary definitions for pin-curl

pin curl

noun

a small section of hair wound in a circle and secured with a hairpin to set it in a curl
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