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marcel

English

Etymology

Apparently from the French name Marcel, but accounts vary regarding who invented the style.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /m??(?)?s?l/

Noun

marcel (plural marcels)

  1. A hairstyle characterized by deep waves made by a curling iron.
  2. A marcel wave.

Related terms

  • marcel wave

Verb

marcel (third-person singular simple present marcels, present participle marcelling, simple past and past participle marcelled)

  1. (transitive) To wave (hair) by the marcel method.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) To wave.

References

  • OED, 2nd edition

Anagrams

  • Carmel, calmer, carmel

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carcel

English

Etymology

Named after the inventor of the Carcel lamp.

Noun

carcel (plural carcels)

  1. (historical) A former unit to measure the intensity of light, approximately 9.74 candelas.

Related terms

  • Carcel lamp

Anagrams

  • CERCLA, cercal, recalc

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin carcer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [?kar.t?sel]

Noun

carcel m (plural carceles)

  1. prison, jail
    • c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 6v. col. 1.
    Synonym: prison

Derived terms

  • carcelero

Descendants

  • Spanish: cárcel

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