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BACKWARD CURL [1 record]

Record 1 2018-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hair Styling
DEF

backward curl: A curl wound towards the back of the head. On the right-hand side of the model it is a clockwise curl and on the left-hand side an anti-clockwise curl.

OBS

reverse curl; backward curl: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coiffure
OBS

bouclette enroulée vers l'arrière : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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