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MARCEL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: marcelled    , marcelling   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("marcel" is a kind of...):

coif; coiffure; hair style; hairdo; hairstyle (the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair))

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a marcel in a woman's hair

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "marcel" is one way to...):

wave (set waves in)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They marcel their hair

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