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marcel

mar·cel [ maar sél ]


noun  (plural mar·cels)mar·cel (plural mar·cels)  or mar·cel wave (plural mar·cel waves) 
Definition:
 
wavy hairstyle: a women's hairstyle, popular in the 1920s, consisting of regular deep waves created with curling irons



transitive verb  (past and past participle mar·celled, present participle mar·cell·ing, 3rd person present singular mar·cels)
Definition:
 
style hair in marcel: to style somebody's hair in a marcel

[Late 19th century. After François Marcel Grateau (1852-1936), French hairdresser]
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