spit curl


noun

a tight curl of hair, usually pressed against the forehead or cheek.

Origin of spit curl

First recorded in 1825–35

Example sentences from the Web for spit curl

  • John Davis got his mutton cooked bi a spit-curl that waz dangling on Angeline Brown's forehead.

    Josh Billings on Ice |Henry Wheeler Shaw

British Dictionary definitions for spit curl

spit curl

noun

US and Canadian a circular curl of hair pressed flat against the cheek or forehead Also called (esp British): kiss curl

Word Origin for spit curl

perhaps so called because it is sometimes plastered down with spittle