curlyadj.

Brit.

/ˈkəːli/, U.S.

/ˈkərli/

Etymology: < curl n. + -y suffix¹.

1. Of hair: Disposed in curls or ringlets.

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the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > curly

crispc900

crullc1300

curledc1380

crispy1398

crispedc1400

encrispedc1420

lockeredc1440

locker?a1500

curly1774

tendrilled1806

kinky1844

ruffly1859

buckling1861

peppercorn1868

1774 J. Cook Jrnl. 20 Aug. (1969) II. 503 It grows to a tolerable length and is very crisp and curly.

1818 H. J. Todd Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang. Curly, inclining to curl; falling into ringlets.

1884 F. M. Crawford Rom. Singer (ed. 2) I. 47 Running his fingers through his curly hair.

2. Having or adorned with curls; having curled hair.

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the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > curly > having

crispc900

crullc1300

curled1590

curl-headed1591

curl-pated1594

curled-head?1611

curled-pate?1611

curly1827

curly-headed1827

well-curled1833

curly-haired1846

curly-pated1862

1827 G. Higgins Celtic Druids 65 Budda with his flat black face and curly head.

1859 Disraeli in Hansard 3rd Ser. CLIV. 127 When we are juvenile and curly.

a. Of a curled form; wavy, undulating; of plants, having curled leaves. curly maple (see curled adj. 3c).

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the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > [adjective] > full of

wawy1412

waving1552

wavous1581

wavy1593

fluctuous1599

billowyc1615

undosous1623

curly1796

the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > plant defined by leaves > [adjective] > having leaves of particular shape or size

broad-leaved1552

long-leaved1562

narrow-leaved1578

round-leaved1597

small-leaved1597

long-leafed1629

rosemary-leaved1633

rue-leaved1633

teretifolious1657

cut-leaved1731

longleaf1733

channel-leaved1758

halberd-shaped1770

alder-leaved1772

oak-leaved1776

holly-leaved1777

ivy-leaved1789

halberd-headed1795

daisy-leaved1796

narrow-leaf1804

oblique-leaved1807

sword-leaved1807

wing-leaved1822

flaggy1842

curly1845

macrophyllous1857

parvifolious1857

shield-leaved1860

curled1861

symphyllous1877

beak-leaved188.

stenophyllous1880

thread-leaved1884

megaphyllous1901

little leaf1908

ivy-leaf1909

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > maples > [noun]

maple treeOE

maplec1385

plane tree1562

great maple1597

sycamore-tree1597

sycamore1598

sugar-tree1705

sugar maple1731

red maple1767

scarlet maple1768

rock maple1774

white maple1774

silk wood1775

moosewood1778

mountain maple1785

box elder1787

acer1793

sycamore maple1796

mock plane1797

Montpellier maple1797

water maple1803

soft maple1806

sugar-wood1809

swamp maple1810

low maple1813

maple bush1821

Neapolitan maple1833

snake-bark1838

moose-maple1839

sap-tree1843

Manitoba maple1887

Japanese maple1898

curly maple1909

Queensland maple1915

paperbark maple1927

Amur maple1934

1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc viii. 304 So rolls the swelling sea Its curly billows.

1814 Ld. Byron Corsair iii. xviii. 88 The boats are darting o'er the curly bay.

1845 T. Hood Fairy Tale vii Cabbages and curly kale.

1909 G. Stratton-Porter Girl of Limberlost xi. 218 In an expressed crate was a fine curly-maple dressing table.

1942 C. Weygandt Plenty of Pennsylvania 29 Curly maple is hard to come by.

b. Cricket. Curling (see curl v.¹ 9a).

ΚΠ

1868 John Lillywhite's Cricketers' Compan. (ed. 24) 54 Mr. Jupp..played Southerton's ‘curly’ deliveries with consummate skill.

4. Of potatoes: Affected with curl n. 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > disease or injury > [adjective] > of or having fungal disease > of potato

curled1788

curly1791

1791 Trans. Soc. Arts 9 63 A curly crop of Potatoes.

Compounds

curly-brimmed, curly-coated, curly-haired, curly-headed, curly-pated, etc. adjs.; curly-pate n. a curly headed person.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > curly > having

crispc900

crullc1300

curled1590

curl-headed1591

curl-pated1594

curled-head?1611

curled-pate?1611

curly1827

curly-headed1827

well-curled1833

curly-haired1846

curly-pated1862

the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [noun] > curly > person having

curl-pate1605

curly-pate1869

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [adjective] > hat > having a brim > other

narrow-brimmed1711

curly-brimmed1890

poke-brimmed1899

halo1934

1795 H. Summersett Fate of Sedley I. 59 A curly-poled nymph from Otaheite.

1827 G. Higgins Celtic Druids 162 The flat-faced, curly-headed Budda.

1846 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) iv. 26 A..merry boy..fair-faced, bright-eyed, and curly-haired.

1862 Fraser's Mag. 4 Yellow curly-pated children.

1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. III. viii. 90 Seven and one's eight, I hope, old curly-pate!

1885 Bazaar, Exchange & Mart 30 Mar. 1260/2 Jet black curly-coated retriever dog.

1890 A. Conan Doyle Firm of Girdlestone xviii. 142 Curly-brimmed hat.

1953 ‘N. Blake’ Dreadful Hollow 203 Both wore dark overcoats and those curly-brimmed Homburg hats.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	curly
释义	curlyadj. Brit. /ˈkəːli/, U.S. /ˈkərli/ Etymology: < curl n. + -y suffix¹. 1. Of hair: Disposed in curls or ringlets. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > curly crispc900 crullc1300 curledc1380 crispy1398 crispedc1400 encrispedc1420 lockeredc1440 locker?a1500 curly1774 tendrilled1806 kinky1844 ruffly1859 buckling1861 peppercorn1868 1774 J. Cook Jrnl. 20 Aug. (1969) II. 503 It grows to a tolerable length and is very crisp and curly. 1818 H. J. Todd Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang. Curly, inclining to curl; falling into ringlets. 1884 F. M. Crawford Rom. Singer (ed. 2) I. 47 Running his fingers through his curly hair. 2. Having or adorned with curls; having curled hair. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > curly > having crispc900 crullc1300 curled1590 curl-headed1591 curl-pated1594 curled-head?1611 curled-pate?1611 curly1827 curly-headed1827 well-curled1833 curly-haired1846 curly-pated1862 1827 G. Higgins Celtic Druids 65 Budda with his flat black face and curly head. 1859 Disraeli in Hansard 3rd Ser. CLIV. 127 When we are juvenile and curly. 3. a. Of a curled form; wavy, undulating; of plants, having curled leaves. curly maple (see curled adj. 3c). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > [adjective] > full of wawy1412 waving1552 wavous1581 wavy1593 fluctuous1599 billowyc1615 undosous1623 curly1796 the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > plant defined by leaves > [adjective] > having leaves of particular shape or size broad-leaved1552 long-leaved1562 narrow-leaved1578 round-leaved1597 small-leaved1597 long-leafed1629 rosemary-leaved1633 rue-leaved1633 teretifolious1657 cut-leaved1731 longleaf1733 channel-leaved1758 halberd-shaped1770 alder-leaved1772 oak-leaved1776 holly-leaved1777 ivy-leaved1789 halberd-headed1795 daisy-leaved1796 narrow-leaf1804 oblique-leaved1807 sword-leaved1807 wing-leaved1822 flaggy1842 curly1845 macrophyllous1857 parvifolious1857 shield-leaved1860 curled1861 symphyllous1877 beak-leaved188. stenophyllous1880 thread-leaved1884 megaphyllous1901 little leaf1908 ivy-leaf1909 the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > maples > [noun] maple treeOE maplec1385 plane tree1562 great maple1597 sycamore-tree1597 sycamore1598 sugar-tree1705 sugar maple1731 red maple1767 scarlet maple1768 rock maple1774 white maple1774 silk wood1775 moosewood1778 mountain maple1785 box elder1787 acer1793 sycamore maple1796 mock plane1797 Montpellier maple1797 water maple1803 soft maple1806 sugar-wood1809 swamp maple1810 low maple1813 maple bush1821 Neapolitan maple1833 snake-bark1838 moose-maple1839 sap-tree1843 Manitoba maple1887 Japanese maple1898 curly maple1909 Queensland maple1915 paperbark maple1927 Amur maple1934 1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc viii. 304 So rolls the swelling sea Its curly billows. 1814 Ld. Byron Corsair iii. xviii. 88 The boats are darting o'er the curly bay. 1845 T. Hood Fairy Tale vii Cabbages and curly kale. 1909 G. Stratton-Porter Girl of Limberlost xi. 218 In an expressed crate was a fine curly-maple dressing table. 1942 C. Weygandt Plenty of Pennsylvania 29 Curly maple is hard to come by. b. Cricket. Curling (see curl v.¹ 9a). ΚΠ 1868 John Lillywhite's Cricketers' Compan. (ed. 24) 54 Mr. Jupp..played Southerton's ‘curly’ deliveries with consummate skill. 4. Of potatoes: Affected with curl n. 4. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > disease or injury > [adjective] > of or having fungal disease > of potato curled1788 curly1791 1791 Trans. Soc. Arts 9 63 A curly crop of Potatoes. Compounds curly-brimmed, curly-coated, curly-haired, curly-headed, curly-pated, etc. adjs.; curly-pate n. a curly headed person. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > curly > having crispc900 crullc1300 curled1590 curl-headed1591 curl-pated1594 curled-head?1611 curled-pate?1611 curly1827 curly-headed1827 well-curled1833 curly-haired1846 curly-pated1862 the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [noun] > curly > person having curl-pate1605 curly-pate1869 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [adjective] > hat > having a brim > other narrow-brimmed1711 curly-brimmed1890 poke-brimmed1899 halo1934 1795 H. Summersett Fate of Sedley I. 59 A curly-poled nymph from Otaheite. 1827 G. Higgins Celtic Druids 162 The flat-faced, curly-headed Budda. 1846 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) iv. 26 A..merry boy..fair-faced, bright-eyed, and curly-haired. 1862 Fraser's Mag. 4 Yellow curly-pated children. 1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. III. viii. 90 Seven and one's eight, I hope, old curly-pate! 1885 Bazaar, Exchange & Mart 30 Mar. 1260/2 Jet black curly-coated retriever dog. 1890 A. Conan Doyle Firm of Girdlestone xviii. 142 Curly-brimmed hat. 1953 ‘N. Blake’ Dreadful Hollow 203 Both wore dark overcoats and those curly-brimmed Homburg hats. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1774
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