Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CURL, v.t. [D. krullen; Dan. kröller, to curl, to crisp; Corn. krillia.]

1. To turn, bend, or form into ringlets; to crisp; as the hair.
2. To writhe; to twist; to coil; as, a serpent.
3. To dress with curls. The snaky locks / That curled Megære. – Milton.
4. To raise in waves or undulations; to ripple. Seas would be pools, without the brushing air / To curl the waves. – Dryden.