Usually means: Spiral shape; decorative design element.
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  1. curlicue: Merriam-Webster
  2. curlicue: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. curlicue: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. curlicue: Collins English Dictionary
  5. curlicue: Vocabulary.com
  6. curlicue: Wordnik
  7. curlicue: Wiktionary
  8. curlicue: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. curlicue (curlycue): The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. curlicue: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. curlicue: Dictionary.com
  12. Curlicue: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. curlicue: Rhymezone
  14. curlicue: FreeDictionary.org
  15. curlicue: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. curlicue: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. curlicue: Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. curlicue: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(Note: See curlicued as well.)

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noun:  A fancy twisting or curling shape usually made from a series of spirals and loops.
verb:  (transitive and intransitive) To make or adorn (something) with curlicues, or as if with curlicues.

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