PAPILLOTE

Etymology

Noun

papillote (plural papillotes)

(cooking) A small piece of aluminum foil or parchment paper, wrapped around food during cooking.

(hair styling) A small piece of paper on which women roll up their hair to make it curl.

Synonyms

• (hair styling): curl paper, curlpaper, curling paper

Anagrams

• popliteal

Source: Wiktionary


Pap"il*lote, n. Etym: [F., fr. papillon a butterfly.]

Definition: a small piece of paper on which women roll up their hair to make it curl; a curl paper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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