- Curl
- Curl Curl (k[^u]rl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curled} (k[^u]rld);
p. pr. & vb. n. {Curling}.] [Akin to D. krullen, Dan.
kr["o]lle, dial. Sw. krulla to curl, crisp; possibly akin to
E. crook. Cf. {Curl}, n., {Cruller}.]
1. To twist or form into ringlets; to crisp, as the hair.
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But curl their locks with bodkins and with braid. --Cascoigne. [1913 Webster]
2. To twist or make onto coils, as a serpent's body. [1913 Webster]
Of his tortuous train, Curled many a wanton wreath in sight of Eve. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
3. To deck with, or as with, curls; to ornament. [1913 Webster]
Thicker than the snaky locks That curledMeg[ae]ra. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Curling with metaphors a plain intention. --Herbert. [1913 Webster]
4. To raise in waves or undulations; to ripple. [1913 Webster]
Seas would be pools without the brushing air To curl the waves. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
5. (Hat Making) To shape (the brim) into a curve. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
