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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CURLED, pp. Turned or formed into ringlets; crisped; twisted; undulated.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of hair having curls [syn: curled, curling]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.