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curling

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curl·ing  (kûrlng)
n.
A game originating in Scotland in which two four-person teams slide heavy oblate stones toward the center of a circle at either end of a length of ice.

curling [ˈkɜːlɪŋ]
n
(Team Sports / Curling) a game played on ice, esp in Scotland and Canada, in which heavy stones with handles (curling stones) are slid towards a target (tee)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.curlingcurling - a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
game - a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game"
Scotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
Adj.1.curling - of hair having curls
curly - (of hair) having curls or waves; "they envied her naturally curly hair"
Translations
curling [ˈkɜːlɪŋ]
A. N (Sport) → curling m
B. CPD curling iron(s) N(PL) curling tongs NPL (for hair) → tenacillas fpl de rizar
curling [ˈkɜːrlɪŋ] n (SPORT)curling m
curling tongs (British) curling irons (US) nplfer m à friser
curling
n (Sport) → Curling nt, → Eisschießen nt; curling stoneCurlingstein m, → Eisstock m
curling [ˈkɜːlɪŋ] n (Sport) → curling m
curling [ˈkɜːlɪŋ] n (Sport) → curling m


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What he saw was a great, round, buglike body supported upon two slender legs which ended in delicate feet -- the toes curling upward.
In front of the group, on a black horse with trappings that glittered in the sun, rode a tall man with plumes in his hat and black hair curling down to his shoulders.
The sea does not close upon the water-logged hull with a sunny ripple, or maybe with the angry rush of a curling wave, erasing her name from the roll of living ships.
 
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