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Curlicue

noun
(Sometimes written curlycue or carlicue)
1.
A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals).  Synonyms: coil, curl, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl.
2.
A short twisting line.  Synonym: squiggle.





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"Curlicue" Quotes from Famous Books



... squinting eyes, a large mouth all on one side, and a hunchback. Never was there a beautiful soul in such a frightful little body, but in spite of his appearance everybody loved him. The Queen, his mother, called him Curlicue, because it was a name she rather liked, and it ...
— The Red Fairy Book • Various


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