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Definition of "marcel" [marcel]
- A hairstyle characterized by deep regular waves made by a heated curling iron. (noun)
- To style (the hair) with deep regular waves, using a curling iron. (verb-transitive)
- To make such a hairstyle. (verb-intransitive)
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Use "marcel" in a sentence
- "FRAME Long Weekend (1988) 121 Her thinning grey hair had been finger set in marcel waves."
- "Note 1: process head, refers to the "marcel" hairstyle of deep waves made with a curling iron."
- "Europa, meanwhile, marcel-waved and flat-chested, faces the rear: legs crossed, back straight, in other words sitting in the attitude of stylish nonchalance one might associate with cinematic comedies of the 1930s."