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curled

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Main Entry:
1curl 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1curl
Pronunciation:
\ˈkər(-ə)l\
Function:
verb
Etymology:
Middle English, from crul curly, probably from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German krol curly
Date:
14th century
transitive verb1: to form (as the hair) into coils or ringlets2: to form into a curved shape : twist <curled his lip in a sneer>3: to furnish with curlsintransitive verb1 a: to grow in coils or spirals b: to form ripples or crinkles <bacon curling in a pan>2: to move or progress in curves or spirals : wind <the path curled along the mountainside>3: twist , contort4: to play the game of curling
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