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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

curls

/kɝlz/

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What does curls mean?

noun

  1. plural of curl
  2. Specifically, a body of curly hair on someone's head.

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of curl
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. plural of Curl

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IPA pronunciation

/kɝlz/

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He was sixteen, his chestnut curls had given place to close-cropped brown locks, and he was more interested in football than fairies.
L. M. (Lucy Maud) MontgomeryAnne of the IslandProject Gutenberg ebook #51
And that was he also in kilts, at the age of five, wearing long curls and holding a whip in his hand.
Kate ChopinThe Awakening, and Selected Short StoriesProject Gutenberg ebook #160
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In a minute I had my face under their bonnets, in contact first with Mary’s soft cheek, then with Diana’s flowing curls.
Charlotte BrontëJane Eyre: An AutobiographyProject Gutenberg ebook #1260
Thea’s rival was also a blonde, but her hair was much heavier than Thea’s, and fell in long round curls over her shoulders.
Willa CatherThe Song of the LarkProject Gutenberg ebook #44
And laughingly he took off the disfiguring wig and curls, and stretched out his long limbs, which were cramped from many hours’ stooping.
Emmuska Orczy, Baroness OrczyThe Scarlet PimpernelProject Gutenberg ebook #60