pin curl

pin curl

noun
a dampened curl that is kept in place by a clip or hairpin.

Origin:
1895–1900

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pin-curl

[pin-kurl]
verb (used with object)
to curl (the hair) by using clips or hairpins.

Origin:
v. use of pin curl
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pin curl
 
n
a small section of hair wound in a circle and secured with a hairpin to set it in a curl

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