Curl

kurl, v.t. to twist into ringlets: to coil.— v.i. to shrink into ringlets: to rise in undulations: to writhe: to ripple: to play at the game of curling.— n. a ringlet of hair, or what is like it: a wave, bending, or twist.— adjs. Curled ; Curled′-pate ( Shak .), having curled hair.— ns. Curl′er , one who, or that which, curls: a player at the game of curling; Curl′icue , a fantastic curl; Curl′iewurlie ( Scot. ), any fantastic round ornament; Curl′ine ; Curl′ing , a game, common in Scotland, consisting in hurling heavy smooth stones along a sheet of ice.— ns.pl. Curl′ing ī′rons , Curl′ing-tongs , an iron instrument used for curling the hair.— n. Curl′ing-stone , a heavy stone with a handle, used in curling.— adjs. Curl′y , having curls: full of curls; Curl′y-head′ed . [M. E. crull ; Dut. krullen , Dan. krolle , to curl.]