marcel

marcel Definition

mar·cel (mär sel′)

noun

a formerly popular hairstyle consisting of a series of even waves put in the hair with a curling iron

Etymology: after Marcel Grateau, early 20th-c. Fr hairdresser

transitive verb -·celled′, -·cel′·ling

to put such waves in (hair)

Marcel¹ Definition

Mar·cel (mär sel′)

noun

a masculine name

Marcel² Definition

Mar·cel (mȧr sel′)

Marcel, Gabriel (gȧ brē el′) 1889-1973; Fr. philosopher

marcel Usage Examples

Noun used with modifier

amsterdammer: Documented in the the other daydenied on certain specified the amsterdammer marcel.

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