Curl \Curl\ (k[^u]rl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Curled (k[^u]rld);
p. pr. & vb. n. Curling.]
[Akin to D. krullen, Dan.
kr["o]lle, dial. Sw. krulla to curl, crisp; possibly akin to
E. crook. Cf. Curl, n., Cruller.]
1. To twist or form into ringlets; to crisp, as the hair.
But curl their locks with bodkins and with braid.
--Cascoigne.
2. To twist or make onto coils, as a serpent's body.
Of his tortuous train, Curled many a wanton wreath
in sight of Eve. --Milton.
3. To deck with, or as with, curls; to ornament.
Thicker than the snaky locks That curledMeg[ae]ra.
--Milton.
Curling with metaphors a plain intention. --Herbert.
4. To raise in waves or undulations; to ripple.
Seas would be pools without the brushing air To curl
the waves. --Dryden.
5. (Hat Making) To shape (the brim) into a curve.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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