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HAIR CURLER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hair curler mean?
• HAIR CURLER (noun)
The noun HAIR CURLER has 1 sense:
1. a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it
Familiarity information: HAIR CURLER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
crimper; curler; hair curler; roller
Context example:
a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight
Hypernyms ("hair curler" is a kind of...):
mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)
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