{Curled hair} (Com.), the hair of the manes and tails of
horses, prepared for upholstery purposes. --McElrath.
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.