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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

†CURLIE-FUFFS, n. comb., pl. “A term applied, apparently in a ludicrous way, to false hair worn by females in order to supply deficiencies” (Teviotdale 1825 Jam.2).Sc.(E) [1868] D. M. Ogilvy Willie Wabster's Wooing (1873) 4:
Wi' falderals and crinolines! Curliefuffs! cock-ups! friggle-fraggles!

[Prob. curly + Fuff, a puff.]

Curlie-fuffs n. comb., pl.

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