Upcurl
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An upward curl.
"She notes an upcurl on the bottom stroke of the paraphs by 'a', and the absence of a bottom stroke in those of 'b'; […]"
Verb
- 1 To curl up. rare, transitive
"Thus truth was multiplied on truth, the world / Like one great garden show'd, / And thro' the wreaths of floating dark upcurl'd, / Rare sunrise flow'd."
Example
More examples"Thus truth was multiplied on truth, the world / Like one great garden show'd, / And thro' the wreaths of floating dark upcurl'd, / Rare sunrise flow'd."
Etymology
From up- + curl.
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