CURLING

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Traducere în limba română

curling I. substantiv

1. joc scoţian în care se aruncă pe gheaţă pietre şlefuite prevăzute cu câte o coadă.

2. încreţitură, buclare, ondulare, frizare; unduire.

curling II. adjectiv

1. care se încreţeşte etc. (v. curl l);

2. (despre păr) (în)cârlionţat, buclat;

3. (despre fum, nori etc.) cu creţuri; şerpuitor; unduitor.

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

Then I would commence a practical demonstration, to which Dora would pay profound attention, perhaps for five minutes; when she would begin to be dreadfully tired, and would lighten the subject by curling my hair, or trying the effect of my face with my shirt-collar turned down.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

It was late ere Alleyne Edricson, having carried Sir Nigel the goblet of spiced wine which it was his custom to drink after the curling of his hair, was able at last to seek his chamber.

(The White Company, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I heard that Miss Creakle was regarded by the school in general as being in love with Steerforth; and I am sure, as I sat in the dark, thinking of his nice voice, and his fine face, and his easy manner, and his curling hair, I thought it very likely.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

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