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whorl
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun whorl has 3 senses
- whorl(n = noun.shape) coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll - a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals); Array has particulars: corolla, calyx, verticil
- whorl(n = noun.body) curl, lock, ringlet - a strand or cluster of hair; Array is a kind of hair
- whorl(n = noun.artifact) coil, helix, spiral, volute - a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope" has particulars: hank
is a kind of round shape
is a part of coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle
has particulars: sausage curl, forelock, crimp, dreadlock
is a kind of construction, structure
CIDE DICTIONARY
whorl, n. [OE. whorvil the whirl of a spindle; akin to AS. hweorfa the whirl of a spindle, hweorfan to turn; cf. OD. worvel the whirl of a spindle. See Whirl, n. & v. ].
- A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem. [1913 Webster]
- A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell. [1913 Webster]
- The fly of a spindle. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
whorl, n.
1 a ring of leaves or other organs round a stem of a plant.
2 one turn of a spiral, esp. on a shell.
3 a complete circle in a fingerprint.
4 archaic a small wheel on a spindle steadying its motion.
1 a ring of leaves or other organs round a stem of a plant.
2 one turn of a spiral, esp. on a shell.
3 a complete circle in a fingerprint.
4 archaic a small wheel on a spindle steadying its motion.
Derivative
whorled adj.
Etymology
ME wharwyl, whorwil, app. var. of WHIRL: infl. by wharve (n.) = whorl of a spindle
THESAURUS
whorl
cirrus, coil, contort, corkscrew, crinkle, curl, curlicue, eddy, evolute, gurge, gyre, helix, intort, involute, kink, meander, purl, ringlet, roll, scallop, screw, scroll, serpentine, slink, snake, spiral, swirl, tendril, turn, twine, twirl, twist, twist and turn, volute, volution, vortex, whirl, whirlpool, wind, worm, wring
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