Definition of Curling

1. Adjective. Of hair having curls.

Exact synonyms: Curled
Similar to: Curly

2. Noun. A game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target.
Generic synonyms: Game
Geographical relationships: Scotland
Derivative terms: Curl

Definition of Curling

1. n. 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.

Definition of Curling

1. Noun. a winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice and attempt to get their color stones closest to the house (a circular target marked on the ice). ¹

2. Verb. (present participle of curl) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Curling

1. a game played on ice [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Curling

curlewlike
curlews
curleyleaf pondweed
curlicue
curlicue fractal
curlicue ureter
curlicued
curlicues
curlicuing
curlier
curlies
curliest
curlily
curliness
curlinesses
curling (current term)
curling iron
curling irons
curling stick
curling tongs
curling up
curlingly
curlings
curlpaper
curlpapers
curls
curls up
curly
curly-coated retriever
curly-heads

Literary usage of Curling

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia of Sport by Henry Charles Howard Suffolk, Hedley Peek, Frederick George Aflalo (1897)
"Dr. Norman Macleod and others have written spirited curling songs which help to make such ... curling has not yet taken such a hold of England as golf. ..."

2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1854)
"Mr. curling now ordered the ethereal solution to be applied ; it produced extreme ... Mr. curling has also employed this preparation with great benefit ae a ..."

3. Outing (1892)
"THE GAME OF curling BY RC WHITTET, SECRETARY OF BOSTON curling CLUB. A BONSPIEL AT THE BOSTON curling CLUB. NE often hears it said that Scotchmen keep the ..."

4. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1876)
"Tbe game thus plated with blockt of ic* must bave been тегу similar to quoit* ; and, indeed, quoits and curling are exactly the same game, played und« r ..."

5. A Selection of Cases on Equity Jurisdiction by William Albert Keener (1896)
"After a long discussion, curling, in April, 1843, gave notice to the plaintiff to determine the partnership as at midsummer next. ..."

6. The Revised Reports by Robert Campbell, Frederick Pollock, Oliver Augustus Saunders, Arthur Beresford Cane, Joseph Gerald Pease, William Bowstead, Great Britain Courts (1904)
"curling from carrying on the business of shipping agent, in partner- ENGLAND ship with the defendant Henry curling Tryon, Edward Spencer ..."

7. A Medico-legal Treatise on Malpractice and Medical Evidence: Comprising the by John J. Elwell (1871)
"Among them were curling, Todd, Brodie, Christison, Taylor and Solly. ... Dr. curling, surgeon to the London Hospital, and author of a work upon tetanus, ..."

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