Idioms for curl
curl one's lip,
to assume or display an expression of contempt: He curled his lip in disdain.
curl one's/the hair,
to fill with horror or fright; shock: Some of his stories about sailing across the Atlantic are enough to curl one's hair.
Origin of curl
1400–50; late Middle English, apparently back formation from
curled, metathetic variant of Middle English
crulled (past participle)
crul (adj.); compare Middle Dutch
crullen to curl,
cruller
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British Dictionary definitions for curl
curl
/ (kɜːl) /
verb
noun
See also
curl up
Word Origin for curl
C14: probably from Middle Dutch
crullen to curl; related to Middle High German
krol curly, Middle Low German
krūs curly