n.
A hairstyle characterized by deep regular waves made by a heated curling iron.
v., -celled, -cell·ing, -cels. v.tr.
To style (the hair) with deep regular waves, using a curling iron.
v.intr.
To make such a hairstyle.
[After Marcel Grateau (1852-1936), French hairdresser.]
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