Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A small flat curl worn by women on the temples.

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Examples

  • Lovely women were lighting lamps and drawing shades or meeting the masculine population at front gates with babies in their arms or beau-catcher curls set on their cheeks with deadly intent.

    Over Paradise Ridge A Romance Maria Thompson Daviess 1898

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  • Back atcha baby!

    May 12, 2022