Mary washed her hair and put it up in pin curls.
All the girls had their hair in pin curls to get ready for the party.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
pin-curl — /pin kerrl /, v.t. to curl (the hair) by using clips or hairpins. [v. use of PIN CURL] * * * pin curl, a curl of hair kept in place by a bobby pin or clip. pin curl «PIHN KURL», transitive verb. to curl (hair) by keeping the locks in place with… … Useful english dictionary
pin-curl — /pin kerrl /, v.t. to curl (the hair) by using clips or hairpins. [v. use of PIN CURL] * * * … Universalium
pin curl — pin′ curl n. clo a small coil of dampened hair held flat to the head by a clip or bobby pin so as to form a curl when the hair dries … From formal English to slang
pin curl — n. a strand of hair formed into a curl and held in place with a bobby pin while it sets … English World dictionary
pin curl — noun a curl of hair made by dampening a strand of hair and curling it and holding the curl with a clip or bobby pin • Hypernyms: ↑crimp * * * noun : a curl made usually by dampening a strand of hair with water or lotion, coiling it smoothly, and… … Useful english dictionary
pin curl — {n.} A curl made with a hair clip or bobby pin. * /Mary washed her hair and put it up in pin curls./ * /All the girls had their hair in pin curls to get ready for the party./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pin curl — {n.} A curl made with a hair clip or bobby pin. * /Mary washed her hair and put it up in pin curls./ * /All the girls had their hair in pin curls to get ready for the party./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pin-curl — /ˈpɪn kɜl/ (say pin kerl) noun a curl which is pinned into place by a bobby pin while the hair sets …
pin curl — noun Date: 1896 a curl made usually by dampening a strand of hair with water or lotion, coiling it, and securing it by a hairpin or clip … New Collegiate Dictionary
pin curl — a dampened curl that is kept in place by a clip or hairpin. [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium
