Difference between revisions of "Curling"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_106937" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_106937" /> == | ||
<p> (1): (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Curl </p> <p> (2): (n.) The act or state of that which curls; as, the curling of smoke when it rises; the curling of a ringlet; also, the act or process of one who curls something, as hair, or the brim of hats. </p> <p> (3): (n.) A scottish game in which heavy weights of stone or iron are propelled by hand over the ice towards a mark. </p> | <p> '''(1):''' (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Curl </p> <p> '''(2):''' (n.) The act or state of that which curls; as, the curling of smoke when it rises; the curling of a ringlet; also, the act or process of one who curls something, as hair, or the brim of hats. </p> <p> '''(3):''' (n.) A scottish game in which heavy weights of stone or iron are propelled by hand over the ice towards a mark. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_71632" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_71632" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 17:12, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Curl
(2): (n.) The act or state of that which curls; as, the curling of smoke when it rises; the curling of a ringlet; also, the act or process of one who curls something, as hair, or the brim of hats.
(3): (n.) A scottish game in which heavy weights of stone or iron are propelled by hand over the ice towards a mark.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A Scottish game played between rival clubs, belonging generally to different districts, by means of cheese-shaped stones hurled along smooth ice, the rules of which are pretty much the same as those in bowling.
