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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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