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English noun: curlicue

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


Synonymscoil, curl, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl


Broader (hypernym)round shape


Narrower (hyponym)calyx, corolla, verticil

2. curlicue (communication) a short twisting line


Synonymssquiggle


Broader (hypernym)line









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