I. ˈpüd ə l noun
Etymology: German pudel, short for pudelhund, from pudeln to splash (from pudel puddle, from Low German) + hund dog — more at puddle
1.
a. usually capitalized : an old breed of active intelligent heavy-coated solid-colored dogs of uncertain origin but possibly derived from some type of European retriever or spaniel that are often kept as pets but also make superior gun dogs and retrievers and are readily trained as performers and that occur in toy, miniature or standard, and large varieties differing only in size and weight
b. -s sometimes capitalized : a dog of the Poodle breed
2. -s : a woolen fabric having a surface texture like a poodle's coat
II. transitive verb
( poodled ; poodled ; poodling -d( ə )liŋ ; poodles )
: to clip the hair of in a short curly style