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noun

ringlet, coil, spiral, wave, kink, curlicue, lock, tress, lovelock; see also coil, hair 1, lock 2.

verb

To twist
curve, coil, wave, bend, spiral, crinkle, wind, twine, loop, crimp, kink, scallop, lap, fold, roll, indent, contort, wreathe, meander, ripple, buckle, zigzag, entwine, wrinkle, undulate, twirl, swirl, whirl, crisp, frizz, turn; see also coil, wave 4.
Antonyms uncurl, straighten*, unbend.
To set hair
pin up, roll up, crimp, form into ringlets; see wave 5.

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