Associations to the word «Marcel»

Wiktionary

MARCEL, noun. A hairstyle characterized by deep waves made by a curling iron.
MARCEL, noun. A marcel wave.
MARCEL, verb. (transitive) To wave hair by the marcel method.
MARCEL, verb. (transitive) (figuratively) To wave.
MARCEL, adjective. Of, producing, or related to marcel waves.
MARCEL, proper noun. A male given name
MARCEL WAVE, noun. A deep artificial wave in the hair produced by heated curling tongs.

Dictionary definition

MARCEL, noun. A hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron.
MARCEL, verb. Make a marcel in a woman's hair.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats