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curls

noun B1
  1. Specifically, a body of curly hair on someone's head.
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She solemnly clipped one of Diana’s curls.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 125 · C1
“Yes, and I think it is real pretty,” said Diana, looking admiringly at the short, silky curls that clustered over Anne’s head and were held in place by a very jaunty black velvet ribbon and bow.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 220 · C1
Then they both bowed low, and their curls got entangled together.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 39 · B2
She was somewhat beautiful, and exquisitely formed—a little fairy-like figure, with large curls falling on her neck, which was rather too long, as Perugino sometimes makes his Virgins, and her eyes dull from fatigue.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 780 · C1

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