curl
noun/kɜːl/
/kɜːrl/
- [countable] a small bunch of hair that forms a curved or round shape
- Her hair was a mass of curls.
- The baby had dark eyes and dark curls.
Extra ExamplesTopics Appearancec1- He carefully teased his curls into place.
- Her auburn curls tumbled about her face.
- His face was framed by a mop of black curls.
- Her hair was styled into a cascade of spiral curls.
- His hair spilled in curls over his forehead.
- She has beautiful blonde curls.
- He pushed a stray curl away from his eyes.
- He raked a comb through his curls.
- She shook her dark curls sadly.
- She smoothed down her tangled curls.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- natural
- loose
- soft
- …
- have
- press back
- push back
- …
- fall
- tumble
- hang
- …
- in curls
- through the/your curls
- a cascade of curls
- a mass of curls
- a mop of curls
- …
- [countable, uncountable] the way that somebody's hair tends to form curved or round shapes
- His hair had a natural curl.
Extra Examples- His hair had a slight curl to it.
- Her hair lost its curl as she got older.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- natural
- loose
- soft
- …
- have
- press back
- push back
- …
- fall
- tumble
- hang
- …
- in curls
- through the/your curls
- a cascade of curls
- a mass of curls
- a mop of curls
- …
- [countable] a thing that forms a curved or round shape
- a curl of smoke
- Decorate the cake with curls of chocolate.
- a contemptuous curl of the lip (= an expression showing disapproval)
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- faint
- curl of
Word Originlate Middle English: from obsolete crulle ‘curly’, from Middle Dutch krul.
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