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curly

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curl⋅y

  [kur-lee]
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–adjective, curl⋅i⋅er, curl⋅i⋅est.
1. curling or tending to curl: curly blond hair.
2. having curls (usually used in combination): curlyheaded.
3. having a rippled or undulating appearance, as cut and finished wood: curly maple.
Origin:
1720–30; curl + -y 1

Related forms:
curl⋅i⋅ness, noun
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curl·y   (kûr'lē)   
adj.   curl·i·er, curl·i·est

  1. Having curls.

  2. Having the tendency to curl.

  3. Having a wavy grain: curly maple wood.

curl'i·ly adv., curl'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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curly

  1. n.
    a bald person, almost always a male. (Also a jocular term of address.) : Well, Curly, looks like you got your dome sunburned!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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