1. Curls formed by pinning a section of damp hair into a coil or loop and allowing it to dry, typically used to create waves or curls in hairstyling.
Usage: Usually plural; can be countable or uncountable depending on context.

Examples

• She slept in pincurls to have wavy hair for the party.
• The stylist set pincurls throughout her hair for volume and texture.
• Pincurls were a popular hairstyling technique in the 1940s and 1950s.
• She removed the pincurls carefully to reveal soft, bouncy waves.
• My grandmother always wore pincurls to bed to maintain her curled hairstyle.