CURLY

curly

(adjective) (of hair) having curls or waves; “they envied her naturally curly hair”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

curly (comparative curlier, superlative curliest)

Having curls.

(typography) Curling in a direction, as opposed to straight (quotation marks or apostrophes)

Complicated and difficult; knotty.

Noun

curly (plural curlies)

a person or animal with curly hair.

Proper noun

Curly

A nickname for a person with curly hair

(humorous) A nickname for a bald person

A male given name

Source: Wiktionary


Curl"y (krl"), a.

Definition: Curling or tending to curl; having curls; full of ripples; crinkled.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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