Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A hairstyle characterized by deep regular waves made by a heated curling iron.
- intransitive verb To style (the hair) with deep regular waves, using a curling iron.
- intransitive verb To make such a hairstyle.
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- noun A
hairstyle characterized by deep waves made by a curling iron. - noun A
marcel wave . - verb transitive To
wave hair by the marcel method. - verb transitive (
figuratively ) Towave ; as, marcelled potato crisps. - adjective Of, producing, or related to
marcel waves .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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FRAME Long Weekend (1988) 121 Her thinning grey hair had been finger set in marcel waves.
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FRAME Long Weekend (1988) 121 Her thinning grey hair had been finger set in marcel waves.
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Note 1: process head, refers to the "marcel" hairstyle of deep waves made with a curling iron.
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Note 1: process head, refers to the "marcel" hairstyle of deep waves made with a curling iron.
Process John Lee Hooker 1961
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Many a beautiful marcel was sacrificed to save a masterpiece of millinery.
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Many a beautiful marcel was sacrificed to save a masterpiece of millinery.
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Europa, meanwhile, marcel-waved and flat-chested, faces the rear: legs crossed, back straight, in other words sitting in the attitude of stylish nonchalance one might associate with cinematic comedies of the 1930s.
The Flight of Europa 2009
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I. .called Sonny for an appointment; I had to have a marcel!
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Europa, meanwhile, marcel-waved and flat-chested, faces the rear: legs crossed, back straight, in other words sitting in the attitude of stylish nonchalance one might associate with cinematic comedies of the 1930s.
Archive 2009-04-01 2009
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I. .called Sonny for an appointment; I had to have a marcel!
bilby commented on the word marcel
*waves back*
October 10, 2008