marcel
1 of 2noun
mar·cel mär-ˈsel 
: a deep soft wave made in the hair by the use of a heated curling iron
marcel
2 of 2verb
marcelled; marcelling
transitive verb
: to make a marcel in
intransitive verb
: to make a marcel
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Pamela Edwards Chrisitiani, Essence, 5 May 2021 The biggest difference between Harry Josh's travel curling iron and the full-size model is an optional marcel clip. Nicole Saunders, NBC News, 17 Mar. 2021 Once the back and sides are pinned, switch to a marcel curling iron for the front, top section to create a face-framing barrel curl. Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Sep. 2016 The marcel clip detaches to reveal the 1-inch barrel wand. Carly Cardellino, Cosmopolitan, 21 Dec. 2015 Ellen Barry, The Seattle Times, 14 May 2018 Kemi Moore, 17, her hair marcelled like a 1920s movie star, said the 2016 campaign to leave the European Union had unleashed nativist feelings in white Britain. Ellen Barry, New York Times, 12 May 2018 Unexpected guest-The attractive accordioniste in pearls and marcelled curls. Micaela English, Town & Country, 12 July 2013 Her previously loose and tawny hair is now marcelled and peroxide blond; her glittering but shapeless black gown projects the expensive glamour of a society matron. Russell Platt, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2017 See More
Noun
This triple-threat iron works interchangeably as a wand, marcel and curling iron. Pamela Edwards Chrisitiani, Essence, 5 May 2021 The biggest difference between Harry Josh's travel curling iron and the full-size model is an optional marcel clip. Nicole Saunders, NBC News, 17 Mar. 2021 Once the back and sides are pinned, switch to a marcel curling iron for the front, top section to create a face-framing barrel curl. Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Sep. 2016 The marcel clip detaches to reveal the 1-inch barrel wand. Carly Cardellino, Cosmopolitan, 21 Dec. 2015 Verb
Kemi Moore, 17, her hair marcelled like a 1920s movie star, said the 2016 campaign to leave the European Union (EU) had unleashed nativist feelings in white Britain. Ellen Barry, The Seattle Times, 14 May 2018 Kemi Moore, 17, her hair marcelled like a 1920s movie star, said the 2016 campaign to leave the European Union had unleashed nativist feelings in white Britain. Ellen Barry, New York Times, 12 May 2018 Unexpected guest-The attractive accordioniste in pearls and marcelled curls. Micaela English, Town & Country, 12 July 2013 Her previously loose and tawny hair is now marcelled and peroxide blond; her glittering but shapeless black gown projects the expensive glamour of a society matron. Russell Platt, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Marcel Grateau †1936 French hairdresser
First Known Use
Noun
1895, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1906, in the meaning defined at transitive sense