curlernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɜː.lər/us/ˈkɝː.lɚ/also rollercurler noun [ C ] (FOR HAIR)
a small plastic tube that you twist hair around to make it curl
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Hair care
- Alice band
- argan oil
- barrette
- brush
- comb
- crimp
- curling tongs
- delouse
- gel
- hair mousse
- hairdryer
- hairgrip
- hairpin
- mousse
- rinse
- roller
- slick
- slide
- straighteners
- tint
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curler noun [ C ] (CURLING PLAYER)
someone who takes part in curling (= a game played on ice in which flat round stones are slid towards a mark)
Examples from literature
- Girls who must have kerosene lamps to heat their curlers must look for trouble.
- I wore my hair down my back in curls—that is, when it was done up on curlers the night before—and it was almost tow color.
- Would she be putting up her hair in curlers every night, and whimpering when, as sometimes happens, the slow gait of her horse became intolerable?