Hypertext Webster Gateway: "curled"

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) 1.7 (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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