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Calamistrate vs Calamistrated - What's the difference?

calamistrate | calamistrated |

As a verb calamistrate

is (obsolete|rare) to curl (the hair).

As an adjective calamistrated is

(obsolete) curled or frizzed.

calamistrate

English

Verb

(calamistrat)
  • (obsolete, rare) To curl (the hair).
  • *, III.2.2.ii:
    • Which belike makes our Venetian ladies at this day to counterfeit yellow hair so much, great women to calamistrate and curl it up […], to adorn their heads with spangles, pearls, and made flowers […].
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    calamistrated

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) curled or frizzed
    • (Cotgrave)
    (Webster 1913)