Definition of Pin curl

1. Noun. A curl of hair made by dampening a strand of hair and curling it and holding the curl with a clip or bobby pin.

Generic synonyms: Crimp

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pin Curl

pin-points
pin-prick
pin-pricks
pin-striped
pin-tailed
pin-tailed duck
pin-tailed grouse
pin-tailed sandgrouse
pin amalgam
pin and ligature cutter
pin back
pin bone
pin cherry
pin clover
pin curl (current term)
pin down
pin implant
pin money
pin oak
pin table
pin the tail on the donkey
pin up
pin wrench
pina
pina cloth
pina colada
pinaceous
pinaces

Literary usage of Pin curl

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The English Illustrated Magazine (1899)
"The feather, the aigrette, the diamond ornament, the pin-curl, are all elements in the art of blandishment so exquisite! r poised and practised by the ..."

2. Woman; Her Position, Influence, and Achievement Throughout the Civilized by William C. King (1902)
"... a toilet vaporizing apparatus for the complexion, a face mask for treating the skin, two hair curlers, a curling tool, and a pin curl. ..."

3. United States Congressional Serial Setby United States Government Printing Office by United States Government Printing Office (1895)
"... James R. and JE, Indianapolis, Ind. Window-fixture Lambert, John W., Union City, Ind. Carburetor Lambert, Kate G., Boston, Mase. Pin-curl Lambert ..."

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