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curlicue

Pronunciation:  'kurlu`kyoo

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a short twisting line
  2. [n]  a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles
 
 Synonyms: coil, curl, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll, squiggle, whorl
 
 See Also: calyx, corolla, line, round shape, verticil

 

 

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 Related Terms: 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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