Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pin curl

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: pin curl
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A curl made by dampening a lock of hair, fashioning it into a coil, and securing with a hair pin or clip while it dries.

Example Sentences

"This invention relates to pin curl clips and it is primarily an object of the invention to provide a clip of this kind which will hold a pin curl in position during the drying process without mashing but in a manner to maintain the curl in its original form."
"For daytime: Brush down into a page-boy. To set—five pin curls on top plus end curls all around."
"A pin curl set with water or setting lotion will never amount to anything (here today, gone tomorrow). But the Bobbi curl will last for 8 weeks."

Etymology

From pin + curl.

Inflected Forms

pin curls (plural)

Questions

What does pin curl mean?: A curl made by dampening a lock of hair, fashioning it into a coil, and securing with a hair pin or clip while it dries.
Where does pin curl come from?: From pin + curl.

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