3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Curled \Curled\ (k[^u]rld), a.
Having curls; curly; sinuous; wavy; as curled maple (maple
having fibers which take a sinuous course).
{Curled hair} (Com.), the hair of the manes and tails of
horses, prepared for upholstery purposes. --McElrath.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
But curl their locks with bodkins and with braid.
--Cascoigne.
2. To twist or make onto coils, as a serpent's body.
Of his tortuous train, Curled many a wanton wreath
in sight of Eve. --Milton.
3. To deck with or as with curls; to ornament.
Thicker than the snaky locks That curledMeg[ae]ra.
--Milton.
Curling with metaphors a plain intention. --Herbert.
4. To raise in waves or undulations; to ripple.
Seas would be pools without the brushing air To curl
the waves. --Dryden.
5. (Hat Making) To shape (the brim) into a curve.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
curled
adj 1: drawn up into a ball; "she lay curled up in a big armchair"
[syn: {curled up}]
2: having curls [syn: {curling}]
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