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pin curl

pin curl noun: a curl made by dampening a lock of hair, fashioning it into a coil, and securing with a hair pin or clip while it dries.

Noun

pin curl (plural pin curls)

  1. A curl made by dampening a lock of hair, fashioning it into a coil, and securing with a hair pin or clip while it dries.
    • This invention relates to pin curl clips and it is primarily an object of the invention to provide a clip of this kind which will hold a pin curl in position during the drying process without mashing but in a manner to maintain the curl in its original form.1946, Charles R. Cochran, PIN CURL CLIP, US Patent 2,400,488
    • For daytime: Brush down into a page-boy. To set—five pin curls on top plus end curls all around.1948, Hughes Hair Brushes, “You’re a lovely quick-change artist”, in Ladies Home Journal, page 25

Forms of pin curl

pluralpin curls

Origin of pin curl

From pin + curl.

Questions about pin curl

What does pin curl mean?
Pin curl means a curl made by dampening a lock of hair, fashioning it into a coil, and securing with a hair pin or clip while it dries.
What part of speech is pin curl?
Pin curl is a noun.
What is the plural of pin curl?
The plural of pin curl is pin curls.

Words near pin curl in the dictionary

  1. pin bagatelle
  2. pin bone
  3. pin bones
  4. pin camera
  5. pin cameras
  6. pin curl
  7. pin curls
  8. pin cushion
  9. pin cushioned
  10. pin cushioning
  11. pin cushions

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