n. State of being curly. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
Curling . . . is an amusement of the winter, and played on the ice, by sliding from one mark to another great stones of 40 to 70 pounds weight, of a hemispherical form, with an iron or wooden handle at top. The object of the player is to lay his stone as near to the mark as possible, to guard that of his partner, which has been well laid before, or to strike off that of his antagonist. Pennant (Tour in Scotland. 1772). [ 1913 Webster ]
Curling irons,
Curling tong
adv. With a curl, or curls. [ 1913 Webster ]