pin curl

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noun

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

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Origin of pin curl

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby pin curl

pinch roller, pinch runner, Pinckney, Pinckney's Treaty, pin clover, pin curl, Pincus, pincushion, pincushion cactus, pincushion distortion, pincushion flower

Other definitions for pin curl (2 of 2)

pin-curl

[ pin-kurl ]

/ ˈpɪnˌkɜrl /

verb (used with object)

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

Origin of pin-curl

v. use of pin curl

How to use pin curl in a sentence

The only surprise was the left collar point, which was allowed to curl.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was a massive hit, and the safety-pin dress a brilliant cartoonish cherry on top of it.
Happy 20th Birthday, Liz Hurley’s Safety-Pin Dress|Tim Teeman|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The online community of tattooed pin-up models turned 13 this year.
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In other news, black and white pin-up shots are now officially less valuable than life-size Tiger Beat tear outs.
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She had low-grade blood poisoning in her ear from the pin she used to pierce it.
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Though, as everybody well knew, the doctor had forbidden her to lift so much as a pin!
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
He held the pin delicately between finger and thumb, and controlled her with his roguish eyes.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
The scolex is about the size of a pin-head, and is surrounded by four sucking discs, but has no hooklets (Fig. 96).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
A grain—requiring to be picked out with a pin and microscope—of truth, with a bushel of bunkum or cant.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Welcome jerked himself away from the book, whirled around on his wooden pin and pointed his knife at the book-shelves.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run|Stanley R. Matthews

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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