(n) a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it, Syn. roller, hair curler, crimper, Example:a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
n. 1. One who, or that which, curls. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A player at the game called curling. Burns. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. A small cylindrical object sometimes having a clamping attachment, around which hair is wound so as to produce curls; as, she slept all night with a head full of curlers. [ PJC ]
4. an electrical appliance with a handle and a metal rod-shaped tip which is heated and around which hair is wound, to produce curls in the hair; -- called also curling iron. [ PJC ]