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curl·ing
(kûr′lĭng)n.
A game originating in Scotland in which two four-person teams slide heavy oblate stones toward the center of a circle at either end of a length of ice.
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curling
(ˈkɜːlɪŋ)n
(Curling) a game played on ice, esp in Scotland and Canada, in which heavy stones with handles (curling stones) are slid towards a target (tee)
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curl•ing
(ˈkɜr lɪŋ)n.
a game played on ice in which two teams slide curling stones towards a mark in a circle.
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Noun | 1. | curling - a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target game - a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game" Scotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts |
Adj. | 1. | curling - of hair having curls curly - (of hair) having curls or waves; "they envied her naturally curly hair" |
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curling
[ˈkɜːlɪŋ]A. N (Sport) → curling m
B. CPD curling iron(s) N(PL) curling tongs NPL (for hair) → tenacillas fpl de rizar
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curling
[ˈkɜːrlɪŋ] n (SPORT) → curling mcurling tongs (British) curling irons (US) npl → fer m à friserCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
curling
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