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 Definitions of curling  [ˈkɜr lɪŋ]  

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Definition of 'curling' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) curling
a game played on ice in which two teams slide curling stones towards a mark in a circle.

Etymology:  (1610–20; perh. curl+ -ing1, from the motion imparted to the sliding stones)

Definition of 'curling' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) curling
a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target

2. (adj) curled, curling
of hair having curls


Definition of 'curling' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) curling
the act or state of that which curls; as, the curling of smoke when it rises; the curling of a ringlet; also, the act or process of one who curls something, as hair, or the brim of hats

2. (noun) curling
a scottish game in which heavy weights of stone or iron are propelled by hand over the ice towards a mark

3.  curling
of Curl


Definitions of 'curling' The Nuttall Encyclopedia 

1.  curling
a Scottish game played between rival clubs, belonging generally to different districts, by means of cheese-shaped stones hurled along smooth ice, the rules of which are pretty much the same as those in bowling.



'curling' - Nearby Entries  

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