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kraus

frizzy, tightly curled

adjective KROWS Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Textures

Also means

wrinkled (of a brow)

Usage Note

Kraus describes tighter, denser curls or a frizzy texture in hair — more tightly curled than lockig. It also describes the forehead: die Stirn kraus ziehen means to wrinkle or furrow the brow in puzzlement. Both uses are common.

Examples

"Ihre krausen Haare quollen in alle Richtungen, sobald es feucht wurde."

Natural Translation

Her frizzy hair sprang out in all directions as soon as it got humid.

Literal Translation

Her frizzy hair welled up in all directions, as soon as it humid became.

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