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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CURLY, a. Having curls; tending to curl; full of ripples.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: (of hair) having curls or waves; "they envied her naturally curly hair" [ant: straight]

Merriam Webster's

adjective (curlier; -est) Date: 1598 1. tending to curl; also having curls <curly hair> 2. having the grain composed of fibers that undulate without crossing and that often form alternating light and dark lines <curly maple> • curliness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. (curlier, curliest) 1 having or arranged in curls. 2 moving in curves. Phrases and idioms: curly kale see KALE. Derivatives: curliness n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Curly Curl"y (k?rl"?), a. Curling or tending to curl; having curls; full of ripples; crinkled.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(curlier, curliest) 1. Curly hair is full of curls. I've got naturally curly hair... Her hair was dark and curly. ? straight ADJ 2. Curly is sometimes used to describe things that are curved or spiral in shape. ...cauliflowers with extra long curly leaves. ...dragons with curly tails. ? straight ADJ: usu ADJ n





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