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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A usually damp, coiled strand of hair secured with a bobby pin or clip and combed into a wave or curl when dry.
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- noun a curl of hair made by dampening a strand of hair and curling it and holding the curl with a clip or bobby pin
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Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
noun
Date: 1896
: a curl made usually by dampening a strand of hair with water or lotion, coiling it, and securing it by a hairpin or clip
February 1, 2008