undercurl

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noun

A curl underneath.

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Meanings

nounundercurl (plural undercurls)

plural undercurls

  1. A curl underneath.

    […] something like the undercurl of a tall ocean comber just before it topples.

    2003, Diane Dufva Quantic, P. Jane Hafen, A Great Plains Reader (page 59)
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    For instance, here we have a fetching bob with an undercurl and bangs. What could this tell us about the character? […] Shorter hair usually indicates that a girl is more mature or socially experienced.

    2003, Robert Acosta, How to Draw Shojo Supersize (page 61)
verbundercurl (third-person singular simple present undercurls, present participle undercurling, simple past and past participle undercurled)

present singular third person undercurls · participle present undercurling · participle past undercurled · past undercurled

  1. To curl underneath.

Origin

under- + curl

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APA

undercurl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercurl

MLA

“undercurl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercurl. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undercurl,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercurl.

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