curl
verb (used with object)
to form into coils or ringlets, as the hair.
well-curled
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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
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
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 Edmund Dulac
The Siren Ligeia, and fountain of Arethusa, on the coins of Terina and Syracuse, are prettier, but totally without expression, and chiefly set off by their well-curled hair.
From The Queen of the Air Being a Study of the Greek Myths of Cloud and Storm by John Ruskin
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 Richmal Crompton
