quirledadj.

Brit.

/kwəːld/, U.S.

/kwərld/

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: curled adj.; coiled adj.

Etymology: Apparently partly a variant of curled adj., and partly a variant of coiled adj. Compare earlier quirl n., quirling n., quirling adj., and later quirl v.

U.S. regional (chiefly southern) Now rare.

Coiled; curled. Frequently with up.

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the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > curled or curling

crimpedeOE

crumpled14..

lockering1513

curled1577

frizzled1596

curling1632

craped1728

incrispated1747

rolled1752

scrolly1845

scrolled1863

crimpy1871

quirled1893

1784 E. Allen Reason xiii. §1. 424 Hieroglyphical pictures were expressive of ideas; as for instance, a snake quirled (a position common to that venomous reptile) was an emblem of eternity.

1830 Northern Watchman (Troy, N.Y.) 30 Nov. 3/5 We..come out of the plagid lock, wrong eend foremost, all quirled up in a h——l of a twist.

1860 A. B. Street Woods & Waters 152 Old Ramrod looked at 'im, as he lay down there all quirled up in a heap.

1893 H. A. Shands Some Peculiarities Speech Mississippi 52 Quirl,..this word is largely used by negroes, and to some extent by white people, for curl. It is also thus used in New England. In Mississippi a snake is nearly always said to be quirled or quoiled up, instead of curled or coiled up.

1937 C. Cawthon 15 July in Amer. Slave: Composite Autobiogr. III. (1977) 187 That great big bulk of hair looked like a quirled snake back there.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quirled
释义	quirledadj. Brit. /kwəːld/, U.S. /kwərld/ Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: curled adj.; coiled adj. Etymology: Apparently partly a variant of curled adj., and partly a variant of coiled adj. Compare earlier quirl n., quirling n., quirling adj., and later quirl v. U.S. regional (chiefly southern) Now rare. Coiled; curled. Frequently with up. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > curled or curling crimpedeOE crumpled14.. lockering1513 curled1577 frizzled1596 curling1632 craped1728 incrispated1747 rolled1752 scrolly1845 scrolled1863 crimpy1871 quirled1893 1784 E. Allen Reason xiii. §1. 424 Hieroglyphical pictures were expressive of ideas; as for instance, a snake quirled (a position common to that venomous reptile) was an emblem of eternity. 1830 Northern Watchman (Troy, N.Y.) 30 Nov. 3/5 We..come out of the plagid lock, wrong eend foremost, all quirled up in a h——l of a twist. 1860 A. B. Street Woods & Waters 152 Old Ramrod looked at 'im, as he lay down there all quirled up in a heap. 1893 H. A. Shands Some Peculiarities Speech Mississippi 52 Quirl,..this word is largely used by negroes, and to some extent by white people, for curl. It is also thus used in New England. In Mississippi a snake is nearly always said to be quirled or quoiled up, instead of curled or coiled up. 1937 C. Cawthon 15 July in Amer. Slave: Composite Autobiogr. III. (1977) 187 That great big bulk of hair looked like a quirled snake back there. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1784
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