well-curled
- a word derived from curl.
Example Sentences
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Bob Kennedy's hair was already pretty well-curled with information about the Teamsters, but he replied politely: "Sure, come on down." $4,500 Job.
From Time Magazine Archive
And she that was the tallest of the maids handed Wat the well-curled oaten cake on a trencher.
From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
And now, at sunrise, they were, each unknown to the other, combing their well-curled hair, re-dyeing their moustaches, and booting and trapping themselves for the wonderful display of prowess the day was to bring forth.
From Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations by Dulac, Edmund
There he dined, assuming the while a haughty and supercilious air, and incessantly arranging his well-curled locks.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 by Various
But there was no satisfaction in scowling at the back of her well-curled head, so he relaxed his scowl and let his gaze wander round the playground.
From More William by Crompton, Richmal
