curlicue (n.)

  1. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

    [ Syn: coil , whorl , roll , curl , ringlet , gyre , scroll ]

  2. a short twisting line

    [ Syn: squiggle ]

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