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marcel

1

[ mahr-sel ]

verb (used with object)

marcelled, marcelling.
  1. to wave (the hair) by means of special irons, producing the effect of regular, continuous waves marcel waves.


noun

  1. a marcelling.
  2. a marcelled condition.

Marcel

2

[ mahr-sel; French mar-sel ]

noun

  1. ³Ò²¹Â·²ú°ù¾±Â·±ð±ô [g, a, -b, r, ee-, el], 1887–1973, French philosopher, dramatist, and critic.
  2. a male given name.

marcel

1

/ ³¾É‘Ëˈ²õÉ›±ô /

noun

  1. Also calledmarcel wave a hairstyle characterized by repeated regular waves, popular in the 1920s
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to make such waves in (the hair) with special hot irons
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Marcel

2

/ ³¾²¹°ù²õÉ›±ô /

noun

  1. 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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ³¾²¹°ùˈ³¦±ð±ô±ô±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾²¹°ù·³¦±ð±ôl±ð°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of marcel1

First recorded in 1890–95; named after Marcel Grateau (1852–1936), French hairdresser who originated it
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of marcel1

C20: after Marcel Grateau (1852–1936), French hairdresser
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Example Sentences

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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!

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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.

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The Harlem in “The Back Room†is a site for “fine gowns and tuxedos, marcel waves and glitter.â€

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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.

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She dressed handsomely and wore her hair in soft marcel waves.

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