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Examples
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No matter the economy, my big hair is “in” for me, kinky-coily goodness and all.
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As Isaiah explained the situation in such incoherent terms that left me perplexed, he coily said that Patrick and TR are his 'brothers' and that the case passed by.
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Regarding those who think they are saving us from the curse of global warming by purchasing and using those extremely expensive coily lightbulbs that, in all reality, provide atrociously poor lighting:
From On High 2007
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She coily biting the lip, and brideling her head, as if she had bene some mans best Gelding, sprucely thus replyed.
The Decameron 2004
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Someone raised the cover of a vat, and peering down into the opening we saw a small, vicious engine hard at work, entirely enveloped in twisty, coily, stewy depths of black oil, like a devil-fish writhing in sea-ooze and cuttle-juice.
Europe Revised 1910
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"And am I to take you as one of them smart-Alecks, or a coily-headed nut?"
The Dust Flower Basil King 1893
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Long before the day broke, we were again in the saddle, and, as we passed St. Sauveur, its long range of white buildings could only be faintly traced; but, as we advanced, the snowy peak of Bergons, glowing in the rays of the rising sun, seemed to light us on our way, and coily the charms of the valley revealed themselves to my eager gaze.
Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre Louisa Stuart Costello 1834
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I wanted the ability to go from wet and coily to a twist-out or two-strands, without having to use ten different products to do so.
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I call it Wash Set n Go. .every black woman has some kinda curve to their body including their hair. .let it be loose curl, tight curls, or just really coily. .theres a curl!
WN.com - Articles related to 'Invest in research in agriculture to tackle food insecurity' 2010
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I call it Wash Set n Go. .every black woman has some kinda curve to their body including their hair. .let it be loose curl, tight curls, or just really coily. .theres a curl!
WN.com - Articles related to 'Invest in research in agriculture to tackle food insecurity' 2010
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