to marcel
1
9.9
To style hair into deep regular waves with a hot curling iron
- verb
- /ˈmɑr.səl/
- Archaic
:
marcelar
- After her appointment at the salon, she left with perfectly marceled waves in her hair.
Examples
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To get ready for the photoshoot, the stylist will marcel her hair into beautiful, defined waves.
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Then this one is a little easier 'cause I came into doing my own hair as a kid using Marcel curlers.
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She decided to marcel her hair for the party to achieve a vintage look.
Synonyms
to curl hair
vsto marcel
7
2.8
Make someone's hair form small round loops with hot tools or rollers
creates broader deep undulating ridges using a heated iron
to wave
vsto marcel
1
5.1
To make hair form smooth curved ridges
creates deep regular ridges using a heated iron for uniform pattern
Compounds
How Wavy
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'.