noun
- a hairstyle with deep regular waves made by using a heated curling iron
Usage: dated
verb
- to wave hair in deep regular waves using a heated curling iron
Usage: dated
Examples
- The 1920s actress wore her hair in an elegant marcel.
- She asked the hairdresser to marcel her hair for the vintage party.
- The marcel was a popular hairstyle during the Jazz Age.
- It took skill to marcel hair without burning it.
- Her grandmother showed her old photos of women with perfect marcels.
- The hairstylist learned to marcel hair using traditional techniques.