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Webster 1913 Edition


Curling

Curl′ing

,
Noun.
1.
The act or state of that which curls;
as, the
curling
of smoke when it rises; the
curling
of a ringlet
; also, the act or process of one who curls something, as hair, or the brim of hats.
2.
A scottish game in which heavy weights of stone or iron are propelled by hand over the ice towards a mark.
Curling
. . . is an amusement of the winter, and played on the ice, by sliding from one mark to another great stones of 40 to 70 pounds weight, of a hemispherical form, with an iron or wooden handle at top. The object of the player is to lay his stone as near to the mark as possible, to guard that of his partner, which has been well laid before, or to strike off that of his antagonist.
Pennant (Tour in Scotland. 1772).
Curling irons
,
Curling tong
,
an instrument for curling the hair; – commonly heated when used. Called also
curler{4}
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Curling

CURLING

,
ppr.
Bending; twisting; forming into ringlets.

Definition 2024


Curling

Curling

See also: curling

English

Proper noun

Curling

  1. A surname.

Derived terms

  • Curling ulcer, Curling's ulcer

curling

curling

See also: Curling

English

a curling rink

Noun

curling (countable and uncountable, plural curlings)

  1. The action or motion of something that curls or is curled.
    • Shackerley Marmion
      Wherefore are all your sleekings, and your curlings,
      Crispings, and paintings, and your skin made soft,
      And your face smooth with ointments []
    curlings of smoke
    a scornful curling of the lip
  2. (uncountable) A winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice and attempt to get their color stones closest to the house (a circular target marked on the ice).

Coordinate terms

Translations

Verb

curling

  1. present participle of curl

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɜː(r)lɪŋ/
  • IPA(key): /ˈkurliŋ/

Noun

curling

  1. (sports) curling

Declension

Inflection of curling (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative curling
genitive curlingin
partitive curlingia
illative curlingiin
singular plural
nominative curling
accusative nom. curling
gen. curlingin
genitive curlingin
partitive curlingia
inessive curlingissa
elative curlingista
illative curlingiin
adessive curlingilla
ablative curlingilta
allative curlingille
essive curlingina
translative curlingiksi
instructive
abessive curlingitta
comitative

Synonyms

  • (sport): kurlaus (informal)

Derived terms


French

Etymology

Borrowing from English curling.

Noun

curling m (uncountable)

  1. curling

Related terms


Portuguese

Noun

curling m (uncountable)

  1. curling (sport where players slide stones on a sheet of ice)

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowing from English curling.

Noun

curling c (uncountable)

  1. curling

Declension