"Curl" meaning in English

See Curl in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: * As an English surname, from the noun curl. * As a German surname, variant of Kerl. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Curl
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Curl-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames

Noun

Forms: Curls [plural]
Etymology: * As an English surname, from the noun curl. * As a German surname, variant of Kerl. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German Head templates: {{en-noun}} Curl (plural Curls)
  1. Clipping of American Curl. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: American Curl Categories (lifeform): Domestic cats
    Sense id: en-Curl-en-noun-XLzTELUb Disambiguation of Domestic cats: 5 95 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93

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