frizzlyadj.
/ˈfrɪzl̩i/, /ˈfrɪzli/, U.S. /ˈfrɪzli/ Full of frizzles or crisp curls.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > curled
frizzled1567
frounceda1568
becurled1645
frizzeda1653
frizzing1696
frizzly1707
buckled1753
frizzling1779
crêpé1828
figure-six1851
frizzy1870
water-waved1881
Romney1883
marcelled1909
permanently waved1929
permed1937
home perm1949
Afro1966
1707 J. Stevens tr. F. de Quevedo Comical Wks. (1709) 370 Frizly black..Hair.
1782 J. Elphinston tr. Martial Epigrams ii. xxxvi. 103 Nor with frizzly shock, nor frowsy hair.
1833 H. W. Longfellow Outre-Mer in Prose Wks. (1886) I. 264 The crisping, frizzly waves glide in snaky folds.
1882 Day of Rest 206/1 The under-steward, whose frizzly, unkempt head of hair stood out..round his head like a halo.
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adj.1707