pin curl
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5.8
- noun
- /pɪn kɜrl/
:
rizo con horquilla
- Two bobby pins hold her bangs in pin curls, the day's humidity ruining her hairdo.
- hair in pin curls
Examples
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After smoothing the hair, she wound it into pin curls and secured them with clips.
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And I've actually booked my wash and pin curl for next week already.
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Startled, I realized her long hair had been cut and was now in tight pin curls.
Fiction book (1992) -
Given the tight look of her hair, I imagined that she'd spent the time while Robbie was on the way taking down her pin curls.
Fiction book (1999) -
Her mother woke late, her hair in pin curls wrapped in a kerchief, which she rarely bothered to undo.
Fiction book (1996) -
Since she'd stopped working, she hadn't bothered putting pin curls in her hair at night, but now she carefully set every one of the thinning strands.
Fiction book (1992) -
She styled her hair into classic pin curls before the big event.
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For the party, I decided to create some pin curls to give my look a vintage touch.
Synonyms
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1.0
A lock of hair shaped into a small spiral
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8.4
A small lock of hair styled flat on the forehead or cheek
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a curl of hair secured with a pin' is directly and literally built from the constituents 'pin' (a small fastener) + 'curl' (a ringlet of hair). This compound follows a common English noun-composition pattern and a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer the MWE's basic meaning (even if they lack technical styling details).
Etymology
Pin curl comes from a simple hair method: a small lock is wet, rolled into a tight curl, and held in place with a pin until it dries. That's why pin curl means 'a curl of hair made and held with a pin'.