becurlv.
/bɪˈkəːl/ To cover or deck out with curls.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > beautify (the hair) [verb (transitive)] > curl
crispc1340
crook1340
pincha1398
curl1447
frouncea1529
creis1553
frizzle1565
thrum1598
becurl1614
calamistrate1628
frizz1660
fruz1702
crimp1708
buckle1721
befriz1772
crape1774
crêpe1818
crinkle1871
permanently wave1901
marcel1906
water-wave1912
permanent wave1921
permanent1924
perm1928
tong1932
scrunch1983
1614 J. Sylvester Bethulia's Rescue v. 201 Judith..Becurles her Tresses.
1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 192 Miss Phœbe..is said to have becurled..herself at least two tiers higher.
Derivatives
becurled adj.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > curled
frizzled1567
frounceda1568
becurled1645
frizzeda1653
frizzing1696
frizzly1707
buckled1753
frizzling1779
crêpé1828
figure-six1851
frizzy1870
water-waved1881
Romney1883
marcelled1909
permanently waved1929
permed1937
home perm1949
Afro1966
1645 J. Milton Psalm cxiv in Poems 13 To hide his froth-becurled head.
1860 A. L. Windsor Ethica vii. 352 Questions..discussed by becurled young declaimers.
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