Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The state of being curly.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun State of being curly.

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  • noun The state of being curly

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun (of hair) a tendency to curl

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Examples

  • "Oh, it's totally a different set of questions" you get in Hollywood than the ones in Washington, he says, raking his fingers through that mess of floppy, boyish curliness.

    For Mark Ruffalo, it's easy being green 2011

  • Next up for Bilbreath? how to spot an illegal alien by the curliness of their pubes.

    Think Progress » Rep. Brian Bilbray Says He Can Spot Undocumented Immigrants Based On The Shoes They Wear 2010

  • His beard, normally woolly, was now edging—in its length and curliness—away from philosopher toward holy man.

    The Faculty Club Danny Tobey 2010

  • His beard, normally woolly, was now edging—in its length and curliness—away from philosopher toward holy man.

    The Faculty Club Danny Tobey 2010

  • His beard, normally woolly, was now edging—in its length and curliness—away from philosopher toward holy man.

    The Faculty Club Danny Tobey 2010

  • His beard, normally woolly, was now edging—in its length and curliness—away from philosopher toward holy man.

    The Faculty Club Danny Tobey 2010

  • His beard, normally woolly, was now edging—in its length and curliness—away from philosopher toward holy man.

    The Faculty Club Danny Tobey 2010

  • Or do they test for thickness of lip and curliness of hair?

    Down With Apart-Height Newmania 2008

  • Would they have to measure the curliness his hair, the thickness his lips?

    Archive 2007-02-04 Newmania 2007

  • Would they have to measure the curliness his hair, the thickness his lips?

    Archive 2007-02-01 Newmania 2007

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