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curledness |
curler |
curlew |
curlew sandpiper |
curleyleaf pondweed |
curlicue
| curliness
| curling
| curling iron
| curlingly
| curly
curlicue
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun curlicue has 2 senses
- curlicue(n = noun.shape) coil, curl, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl - a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals); Array has particulars: corolla, calyx, verticil
- curlicue(n = noun.communication) squiggle - a short twisting line; Array is a kind of line
is a kind of round shape
CIDE DICTIONARY
curlicue, n. [Cf. F. caracole.].
Some thing curled or spiral, as a flourish made with a pen on paper, or with skates on the ice; a trick; a frolicsome caper. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
curlicue, n. a decorative curl or twist.
Etymology
CURLY + CUE(2) (= pigtail) or Q(1)
THESAURUS
curlicue
cirrus, coil, corkscrew, curl, evolute, gyre, helix, involute, kink, ringlet, roll, screw, scroll, spiral, swirl, tendril, twirl, twist, volute, volution, vortex, whirl, whorl
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