croquignole

[ kroh-kuh-nohl, -kin-yohl ]

noun

1. a method of waving the hair by curling it around metal rods from the ends inward toward the scalp.

Word History and Origins

Origin of croquignole¹

1930–35; < French: light blow on the head or nose, small crunchy biscuit, apparently derivative of croquer to crunch ( croquette ), though formation is unclear

Example Sentences

But in 1939 a Federal court ruled that, since the manufacturers did not themselves use the croquignole process, they were exempt from royalties.

From Time Magazine Archive

In a Delaware Federal court last week, Judge John Biggs Jr. stared thoughtfully at a demonstration of spiral waves, "croquignole" waves, the grotesque spindles, rolls, clamps and gadgets used in 83,000 U. S. beauty shops to help straight-haired women outwit nature.

From Time Magazine Archive

The croquignole process, which revolutionized permanent waves by the simple device of winding the hair around curlers from the tips instead of from the scalp, was patented in the '20s by a Czech named Josef Mayer.

From Time Magazine Archive