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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) [syn: coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll]
2: a short twisting line [syn: squiggle, curlicue]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun also curlycue Etymology: curly + cue a braid of hair Date: 1843 a fancifully curved or spiral figure ; flourish II. verb (-cued; -cuing) Date: 1844 intransitive verb to form curlicues transitive verb to embellish with curlicues

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a decorative curl or twist. Etymology: CURLY + CUE(2) (= pigtail) or Q(1)

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(curlicues) Curlicues are decorative twists and curls, usually carved or made with a pen. (LITERARY) ...the gothic curlicues of cottages and churches. N-COUNT: usu pl

Moby Thesaurus

cirrus, coil, corkscrew, curl, evolute, gyre, helix, involute, kink, ringlet, roll, screw, scroll, spiral, swirl, tendril, twirl, twist, volute, volution, vortex, whirl, whorl