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MARCEL
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
Irregular inflected forms: marcelled , marcelling
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("marcel" is a kind of...):
coif; coiffure; hair style; hairdo; hairstyle (the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair))
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make a marcel in a woman's hair
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "marcel" is one way to...):
wave (set waves in)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They marcel their hair