CURLICUE meaning: Spiral shape; decorative design element

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curlicue: Merriam-Webster
curlicue: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
curlicue: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
curlicue: Collins English Dictionary
curlicue: Vocabulary.com
curlicue: Wordnik
curlicue: Wiktionary
curlicue: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
curlicue (curlycue): The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
curlicue: Infoplease Dictionary
curlicue: Dictionary.com
Curlicue: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
curlicue: Rhymezone
curlicue: FreeDictionary.org
curlicue: Mnemonic Dictionary
curlicue: TheFreeDictionary.com

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curlicue: Encyclopedia

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curlicue: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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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.

Similar:

ringlet, curl, gyre, squiggle, coil, whorl, scroll, roll, curlycue, carlicue, more...

Opposite:

straight line, angular, geometric, linear

Phrases:

curlicue fractal, more...

Adjectives:

little, last, long, small, tight, single

Colors:

lavender, periwinkle, mint, coral, turquoise, more...

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