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marcel
1[ mahr-sel ]
verb (used with object)
- to wave (the hair) by means of special irons, producing the effect of regular, continuous waves marcel waves.
noun
- a marcelling.
- a marcelled condition.
Marcel
2[ mahr-sel; French mar-sel ]
noun
- ³Ò²¹Â·²ú°ù¾±Â·±ð±ô [g, a, -b, r, ee-, el], 1887–1973, French philosopher, dramatist, and critic.
- a male given name.
marcel
1/ ³¾É‘Ëˈ²õÉ›±ô /
noun
- Also calledmarcel wave a hairstyle characterized by repeated regular waves, popular in the 1920s
verb
- tr to make such waves in (the hair) with special hot irons
Marcel
2/ ³¾²¹°ù²õÉ›±ô /
noun
- MarcelGabriel (±á´Ç²Ô´Ç°ùé)18891973MFrenchPHILOSOPHY: philosopherTHEATRE: dramatist Gabriel ( ±á´Ç²Ô´Ç°ùé ) (É¡abriÉ›l). 1889–1973, French Christian existentialist philosopher and dramatist, whose philosophical works include Being and Having (1949) and The Mystery of Being (1951)
Derived Forms
- ³¾²¹°ùˈ³¦±ð±ô±ô±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¾²¹°ù·³¦±ð±ôl±ð°ù noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of marcel1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of marcel1
Example Sentences
Were the Roaring Twenties a time of release, as they’re often depicted in pop culture — all those glittery dresses and tiaras and marcelled hair!
In one still from Peacock Records, the processed and marcelled hair that was Little Richard’s irrepressible glory has been squashed beneath a calypsonian’s straw hat.
The Harlem in “The Back Room†is a site for “fine gowns and tuxedos, marcel waves and glitter.â€
Five girls, photographed in front of a stone wall and scraggy hillside, have tricked themselves out in full Gothic-Victorian funeral garb: black lace mantillas, black fans, and teary marcelled locks.
She dressed handsomely and wore her hair in soft marcel waves.
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