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to marcel

to marcel

9.9
To style hair into deep regular waves with a hot curling iron
  • verb
  • /ˈmɑr.səl/
  • Archaic
translation icon : marcelar
  • After her appointment at the salon, she left with perfectly marceled waves in her hair.

Examples

  • To get ready for the photoshoot, the stylist will marcel her hair into beautiful, defined waves.

  • Then this one is a little easier 'cause I came into doing my own hair as a kid using Marcel curlers.

  • She decided to marcel her hair for the party to achieve a vintage look.

Synonyms

to wave
vsto marcel
40 5.1

To make hair form smooth curved ridges

creates deep regular ridges using a heated iron for uniform pattern
to curl hair
vsto marcel
2 2.8

Make someone's hair form small round loops with hot tools or rollers

creates broader deep undulating ridges using a heated iron

Compounds

marcel wave
  • Archaic
9.7

A hairstyle with deep, regular waves made with a hot curling iron

How Wavy

to marcel
  • Archaic
9.9
to wave
40 5.1
to straighten
114 2.5

Surface Forms

marcel infinitive
marcelled past
marcelled past participle
marcelling present participle
marcels third person singular

Etymology

Marcel as a verb comes from the name of the French stylist Marcel Grateau, who used a heated iron to make those deep waves. So to marcel your hair is to give it those regular, glossy 'waves'.