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marcel
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mar·cel  (mär-sl)
n.
A hairstyle characterized by deep regular waves made by a heated curling iron.
v. mar·celled, mar·cell·ing, mar·cels
v.tr.
To style (the hair) with deep regular waves, using a curling iron.
v.intr.
To make such a hairstyle.
[After Marcel Grateau (1852-1936), French hairdresser.]
marcel [mɑːˈsɛl]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) Also called marcel wave a hairstyle characterized by repeated regular waves, popular in the 1920s
vb -cels, -celling, -celled
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) (tr) to make such waves in (the hair) with special hot irons
[after Marcel Grateau (1852-1936), French hairdresser]
marceller  n
Marcel (French) [marsɛl]
n
(Biographies / Marcel, Gabriel (Honoré) (1889-1973) M, French, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher, THEATRE: dramatist) Gabriel (Honoré) (gabriɛl). 1889-1973, French Christian existentialist philosopher and dramatist, whose philosophical works include Being and Having (1949) and The Mystery of Being (1951)
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Noun1.marcel - a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling ironmarcel - a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron
coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
Verb1.marcel - make a marcel in a woman's hair
wave - set waves in; "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"
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The Kenny Everett Video Show, written by Barry Cryer,Ray Cameron and Everett, was to introduce characters such as Sid Snot (thecigarette-catching biker), Marcel Waves (the ludicrous Frenchman) and Cupid Stunt (of the inflated breasts, who did everything ``in the best possible taste'').
OBITUARY: Philip Jones by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Winona comes to the Oscars as a 1920s flapper girl complete with gorgeous Marcel waves, diamond-encrusted earrings and Bobbi Brown-perfect make-up.
Beauty: Style stakeout - Winona Ryder; This week, we've been admiring ... by The Mirror (London, England)
Hair should be shiny and well groomed, with either Marcel waves or kept very straight.
life's rich tapestries; FROM RAGS TO STITCHES: Forget fashion's grey ... by Barr, Kelly Cooper / Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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