boucle — meaning in English
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English meaning
- buckle noun A clasp with a hinged pin, used to fasten a belt or strap.
- curl noun A spiral or ring-shaped lock of hair.
- curly adjective Formed into curls or ringlets; not straight.
- kinky adj Full of tight curls or twists, especially describing hair.
- loop noun A shape made by a line or path that curves back to cross or meet itself.
- ringlet noun A small ring.
Senses
boucle is used for these senses in English:
- buckle A metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed and penetrated by the tongue or spike, in order to fasten the ends of the belt together or to secure the strap to something else.
- curl A curving piece or lock of hair; a ringlet.
- curly Having curls.
- kinky Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl.
- ringlet A lock, tress.
buckle — full definition
- noun A clasp with a hinged pin, used to fasten a belt or strap.
- verb To fasten something with a buckle.
- verb To bend or collapse under pressure.
- verb To give in to pressure or stress; to stop resisting.
curl — full definition
- noun A spiral or ring-shaped lock of hair.
- noun An exercise where the arm is bent against resistance to work the biceps.
- verb To twist something into a spiral shape, or to naturally form one.