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CURLER

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Dictionary entry overview: What does curler mean?

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

1. a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it

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

Dictionary entry details

• CURLER (noun)

Sense 1

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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:

curler; hair curler; crimper; roller

Context example:

a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight

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

mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)

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