Meaning & use
Coily
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Having a tight, springy curl pattern, especially used to describe certain hair textures.
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Her coily hair shrinks up significantly when it dries.
Coily hair types often benefit from deep conditioning treatments.
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Common in the natural hair community, where hair is often classified on a scale from straight to coily (type 4).
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