curly

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"Look at the gold on that girl's head--curly, fine gold, too--the best there is.

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  1. adjective Having curls.
  2. adjective Having the tendency to curl.
  3. adjective Having a wavy grain: curly maple wood.

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  • Her hair was blond, curly, and bobbed, and although I couldn't see the color of her eyes, I imagined they would be blue. —  F ;SF; - vol 100 issue 06 - June 2001
  • His hair is dark and curly, a little long about the ears. —  F ;SF - vol 105 issue 02 - August 2003
  • His hair was black and curly, his skin dusky, and his smile broad and gleaming with big white teeth. —  Shining Steel
  • He was tall and lanky, but possessed of a natural grace; his hair was blond, curly, and somewhat on the long side. —  Muller, Marcia - [11] Trophies and Dead Things.htm
  • Her hair was short and curly, her face pink from the heat of the kitchen. —  Common Murder—Val McDermid - Lindsay Gordon 02
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  1. from curl + -y; = Dutch krullig = Swedish krullig. See curl.
 

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/ˈkərli/
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