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Curly

Curling or tending to curl; having curls; full of ripples; crinkled.

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Crisp 84% connected

Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.

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Crisp 84% connected

Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.

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Curled 84% connected

of Curl

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Curled 84% connected

of Curl

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Curling 84% connected

of Curl

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Curling 84% connected

of Curl

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Frizzly 84% connected

Alt. of Frizzy

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Frizzly 84% connected

Alt. of Frizzy

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Frizzy 84% connected

Curled or crisped; as, frizzly, hair.

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Frizzy 84% connected

Curled or crisped; as, frizzly, hair.

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Kinky 84% connected

Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl; as, kinky hair.

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Kinky 84% connected

Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl; as, kinky hair.

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Nappy 84% connected

Inclined to sleep; sleepy; as, to feel nappy.

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Nappy 84% connected

Inclined to sleep; sleepy; as, to feel nappy.

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Wavy 84% connected

Rising or swelling in waves; full of waves.

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Wavy 84% connected

Rising or swelling in waves; full of waves.

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Curliness 74% connected

State of being curly.

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Curliness 74% connected

State of being curly.

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Whorl 74% connected

A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.

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Whorl 74% connected

A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.

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Waviness 66% connected

The quality or state of being wavy.

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Waviness 66% connected

The quality or state of being wavy.

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