curlicue

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curlicue

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From curly + cue.

noun curlicues · curlycue

A fancy twisting or curling shape usually made from a series of spirals and loops. I put in plenty of curlicues after the figures so that no one could raise the check into $400,000; then I got out my old rattan suit case and put in some clothes.

verb curlicues · curlicuing · curlicued · curlycue

intransitive, transitive To make or adorn (something) with curlicues, or as if with curlicues. A chandelier the shape of an anchor, hanging over Smith's head as he passed out through this vestibule. Walls curlicued with comb marks of some fancy plasterer.

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noun fancy curling shape

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@misc{curlicue_2026,
  title = {curlicue},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/curlicue},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}