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Meanings of slight curl in English

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Usage of slight curl in English
1
He looked across at me with a slight curl of the lip.
Altered carbon
2
A slight curl of the lip was visible as he spoke.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2
3
An impatient movement, a slight curl of the lip, was the only answer.
M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur."
4
It was almost black, thick and shiny, with a slight curl to it.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
5
His only response was a slight curl of the lips.
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung
6
There was a wave to it with a slight curl.
Consent to kill: a thriller
7
She spoke with a slight curl of her lip.
Doom of the Dragon
8
One sentence sent a slight curl to his lips.
The Tides of Barnegat
9
He managed a slight curl of his lips.
The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
10
A slight curl on the lip of a cadet by the name of Redman attracted his attention.
In School and Out; or, The Conquest of Richard Grant.
11
Nina had to spend ages every morning getting her own hair to hold more than a slight curl.
The Dreaming Place
12
At this Hardie senior took up the newspaper with imperturbable coldness, and wore a slight curl of the lip.
Hard Cash
13
You must have assisted your mother in the kitchen, she said, with a slight curl of her pretty lip.
Divers Women
14
She smiled again, still friendly, but this time with a slight curl to her lips and an arch to one eyebrow.
Extracurricular activities
15
Parker wasn't offering much in terms of support, but mustered a slight curl of his lip when he saw Ashlyn and Tain.
The frailty of flesh
16
Mrs. Ashwood turned the slip over with scornful impatience, a pretty uplifting of her eyebrows and a slight curl of her lip.
A First Family of Tasajara
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