Definition of curl

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Curl (v.) A ringlet, especially of hair; anything of a spiral or winding form..

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Uncurl :: Uncurl (v. t.) To loose from curls, or ringlets; to straighten out, as anything curled or curly..
Kink :: Kink (n.) A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop or curl; a doubling in a cord..
Spiry :: Spiry (a.) Of a spiral form; wreathed; curled; serpentine.
Buckle :: Buckle (v. i.) To bend permanently; to become distorted; to bow; to curl; to kink.
Crull :: Crull (a.) Curly; curled.
Armadillo :: Armadillo (n.) Any edentate animal if the family Dasypidae, peculiar to America. The body and head are incased in an armor composed of small bony plates. The armadillos burrow in the earth, seldom going abroad except at night. When attacked, they curl up into a ball, presenting the armor on all sides. Their flesh is good food. There are several species, one of which (the peba) is found as far north as Texas. See Peba, Poyou, Tatouay..
Curl :: Curl (v. i.) To move in curves, spirals, or undulations; to contract in curving outlines; to bend in a curved form; to make a curl or curls..
Mullet :: Mullet (n.) Small pinchers for curling the hair.
Excelsior :: Excelsior (n.) A kind of stuffing for upholstered furniture, mattresses, etc., in which curled shreds of wood are substituted for curled hair..
Cirripedia :: Cirripedia (n. pl.) An order of Crustacea including the barnacles. When adult, they have a calcareous shell composed of several pieces. From the opening of the shell the animal throws out a group of curved legs, looking like a delicate curl, whence the name of the group. See Anatifa..
Amboyna Wood :: Amboyna wood () A beautiful mottled and curled wood, used in cabinetwork. It is obtained from the Pterocarpus Indicus of Amboyna, Borneo, etc..
Curl :: Curl (n.) To raise in waves or undulations; to ripple.
Spite :: Spit curl () A little lock of hair, plastered in a spiral form on the temple or forehead with spittle, or other adhesive substance..
Crispated :: Crispated (a.) Having a crisped appearance; irregularly curled or twisted.
Curliness :: Curliness (n.) State of being curly.
Tress :: Tress (n.) A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet..
Curl :: Curl (v.) A disease in potatoes, in which the leaves, at their first appearance, seem curled and shrunken..
Purl :: Purl (v. & n.) To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle..
Crape :: Crape (n.) To form into ringlets; to curl; to crimp; to friz; as, to crape the hair; to crape silk..
Whaap :: Whaap (n.) The European curlew; -- called also awp, whaup, great whaup, and stock whaup..
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