MARCEL (marcelled, marcelling)

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IPA (US):

Irregular inflected forms: marcelled    , marcelling   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does marcel mean? 

• MARCEL (noun)
  The noun MARCEL has 1 sense:

1. a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron

  Familiarity information: MARCEL used as a noun is very rare.

• MARCEL (verb)
  The verb MARCEL has 1 sense:

1. make a marcel in a woman's hair

  Familiarity information: MARCEL used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MARCEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("marcel" is a kind of...):

coif; coiffure; hair style; hairdo; hairstyle (the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair))

• MARCEL (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