A long (often artificial) ringlet or curl, especially one dropping from behind one ear and over the shoulder, popularized by Alexandra and fashionable 1860–80.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Illustrated London News.
Definition of Alexandra curl in US English:
Alexandra curl
noun
A long (often artificial) ringlet or curl, especially one dropping from behind one ear and over the shoulder, popularized by Alexandra and fashionable 1860–80.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Illustrated London News.