curlern.
/ˈkəːlə/, U.S. /ˈkərlər/ 1. One who curls (hair, etc.); an appliance for curling the hair.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > barbers and hairdressers > [noun] > who curls
curler1748
frizzler1816
marcel-waver1908
the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > implements used in styling the hair > [noun] > curling implement
crisping-iron?a1400
bodkin1580
curling-bodkin1610
curling-iron1632
curling-tongs1763
crisping-tongs1773
pinching iron1789
tongs1843
crumpling-irons1854
roulette1860
curler1887
waver1895
permanent waver1916
wand1962
1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random I. xi. 79 You pitiful, trencher-scraping, pimping curler?
1882 Echo 31 Jan. 4/5 (advt.) Ostrich Feather Curler wanted.
1887 Sci. Amer. 9 July 26 A hair or mustache curler has been patented.
2. A player at the game of curling.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > curling > [noun] > curler
curler1638
quoiter1833
1638 R. Baillie Lett. & Jrnls. (1841) I. 164 He was a curler on the ice on the Sabbath-day.
1786 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 103 The sun had clos'd the winter-day, The Curlers quat their roaring play.
1864 A. McKay Hist. Kilmarnock (ed. 3) 115 The curlers of one quarter of the town would frequently challenge..those of another.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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