From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Curl \Curl\ (k[^u]rl), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Curled} (k[^u]rld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curling}.] [Akin to D. krullen, Dan. kr["o]lle, dial. Sw. krulla to curl, crisp; possibly akin to E. crook. Cf. {Curl}, noun, {Cruller}.]
1. To twist or form into ringlets; to crisp, as the hair.
But curl their locks with bodkins and with braid. --Cascoigne.
2. To twist or make onto coils, as a serpent's body.
Of his tortuous train, Curled many a wanton wreath in sight of Eve. --Milton.
3. To deck with, or as with, curls; to ornament.
Thicker than the snaky locks That curledMeg[ae]ra. --Milton.
Curling with metaphors a plain intention. --Herbert.
4. To raise in waves or undulations; to ripple.
Seas would be pools without the brushing air To curl the waves. --Dryden.
5. (Hat Making) To shape (the brim) into a curve.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Curled \Curled\ (k[^u]rld), adjective Having curls; curly; sinuous; wavy; as, curled maple (maple having fibers which take a sinuous course).
{Curled hair} (Com.), the hair of the manes and tails of horses, prepared for upholstery purposes. --McElrath.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: drawn up into a ball; "she lay curled up in a big armchair" [syn: {curled up}]
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