pin-curl

[ pin-kurl ]
/ ˈpɪnˌkɜrl /

verb (used with object)

to curl (the hair) by using clips or hairpins.

Origin of pin-curl

v. use of pin curl

Words nearby pin-curl

pin someone's ears back, pin spot, pin the tail on the donkey, pin tuck, pin wrench, pin-curl, pin-eyed, pin-spot, pin-tailed, pin-up, pinaceous

Definition for pin-curl (2 of 2)

pin curl

noun

a dampened curl that is kept in place by a clip or hairpin.

Origin of pin curl

First recorded in 1895–1900

British Dictionary definitions for pin-curl

pin curl

noun

a small section of hair wound in a circle and secured with a hairpin to set it in a curl