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  • 111Curling — Curl ing, n. 1. The act or state of that which curls; as, the curling of smoke when it rises; the curling of a ringlet; also, the act or process of one who curls something, as hair, or the brim of hats. [1913 Webster] 2. A scottish game in which… …

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  • 112Curling irons — Curling Curl ing, n. 1. The act or state of that which curls; as, the curling of smoke when it rises; the curling of a ringlet; also, the act or process of one who curls something, as hair, or the brim of hats. [1913 Webster] 2. A scottish game… …

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  • 113Curling tong — Curling Curl ing, n. 1. The act or state of that which curls; as, the curling of smoke when it rises; the curling of a ringlet; also, the act or process of one who curls something, as hair, or the brim of hats. [1913 Webster] 2. A scottish game… …

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  • 114Lock — (l[o^]k), n. [AS. locc; akin to D. lok, G. locke, OHG. loc, Icel. lokkr, and perh. to Gr. ? to bend, twist.] A tuft of hair; a flock or small quantity of wool, hay, or other like substance; a tress or ringlet of hair. [1913 Webster] These gray… …

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  • 115Tress — Tress, n. [OE. tresse, OF. trece, F. tresse, LL. tricia, fr. Gr. tri cha threefold, because a tress is usually formed by interlacing three pieces; akin to trei^s three. See {Three}.] 1. A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 116curl — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from crul curly, probably from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German krol curly Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to form (as the hair) into coils or ringlets 2. to form into a curved shape ; twist < curled&#8230; …

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  • 117lock — I. noun Etymology: Middle English lok, from Old English locc; akin to Old High German loc lock, Greek lygos withe, Latin luxus dislocated Date: before 12th century 1. a. a tuft, tress, or ringlet of hair b. plural the hair of the head 2. a&#8230; …

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  • 118Adrastea (moon) — Infobox Planet name = Adrastea bgcolour = #a0ffa0 caption = Image of Adrastea taken by Galileo spacecraft between November 1996 and June 1997 discoverer = David C. Jewitt nowrap|G. Edward Danielson discovered = July 8, 1979 mean orbit radius =&#8230; …

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  • 119Cirrus cloud — A sky filled with many types of cirrus clouds Cirrus clouds (cloud classification symbol: Ci) are atmospheric clouds generally characterized by thin, wispy strands, giving them their name from the Latin word cirrus meaning a ringlet or curling&#8230; …

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  • 120Cuscuta — This article is about the plant. For the waterway, see River Dodder. Cuscuta Cuscuta europaea on Sambucus ebulus Scientific classification …

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