† crull, a. Obs.
Also crul, crol(le.
[ME., corresp. to Fries. kroll, krull, MDu. crul, MG. (15th c.) krul curly: see Grimm kroll. Not recorded in OE.: cf. curl.]
Curly.
| c 1300 K. Alis. 1999 His hed was crolle, and yolow the here. c 1386 Chaucer Prol. 81 A yong Squier..With lokkes crulle as they were leyd in presse. ― Miller's T. 128 Crul [v.r. crol, crull, crulle] was his heer. |