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curly

/ˈkɝli/ adjective B1
  1. Having curls.
  2. Curling in a direction, as opposed to straight (quotation marks or apostrophes)

Comparative curlier · Superlative curliest

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A little bright-eyed terrier, you know, with oh, such long curly brown hair!
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 14 · B2
She’s got a beautiful complexion and curly brown hair and she does it up so elegantly.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 108 · C1
He was a tall boy, with curly brown hair, roguish hazel eyes, and a mouth twisted into a teasing smile.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 112 · C1
The maples in Lover’s Lane were red budded and little curly ferns pushed up around the Dryad’s Bubble.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 158 · C1

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