Curl (kûrl), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Curled (kûrld); p. pr. & vb. n.Curling.] [Akin to D. krullen, Dan. krölle, dial. Sw. krulla to curl, crisp; possibly akin to E. crook. Cf. Curl, n., Cruller.] 1. To twist or form into ringlets; to crisp, as the hair.
But curl their locks with bodkins and with braid.
Cascoigne.
2. To twist or make onto coils, as a serpent's body.
Of his tortuous train,
Curled many a wanton wreath in sight of Eve.
Milton.
3. To deck with, or as with, curls; to ornament.
Thicker than the snaky locks
That curledMegæra.
Milton.
Curling with metaphors a plain intention.
Herbert.
4. To raise in waves or undulations; to ripple.
Seas would be pools without the brushing air
To curl the waves.
Dryden.
5. (Hat Making) To shape (the brim) into a curve.