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单词 spit curl
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spit curl


noun

a tight curl of hair, usually pressed against the forehead or cheek.

Origin of spit curl

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby spit curl

spital, spit and polish, spitball, spitballer, spitchcock, spit curl, spite, spite fence, spiteful, spitfire, Spithead
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Example sentences from the Web for spit curl

  • John Davis got his mutton cooked bi a spit-curl that waz dangling on Angeline Brown's forehead.

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British Dictionary definitions for spit curl

spit curl

noun

US and Canadian a circular curl of hair pressed flat against the cheek or foreheadAlso called (esp British): kiss curl

Word Origin for spit curl

perhaps so called because it is sometimes plastered down with spittle
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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