curlicue
pronunciation
How to pronounce curlicue in British English:
UK [ˈkɜ:lɪkju:]
How to pronounce curlicue in American English:
US [ˈkɜrlɪkju]
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- Noun:
- a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles
- a short twisting line
Word Origin
- curlicue (n.)
- 1843, American English, from curly + cue, perhaps from French queue "tail" or letter Q in its looping script form. Earlier in this sense was curlie-wurlie (1772).
Example
- 1. Or even the fur ball on serena linley , or the lilac curlicue sprouting from the mother of the bride ?
- 2. Remnants of the feathers and " curlicue " designs can still be seen .
- 3. Not since gianni versace rocked the baroque has there been so much sex-charged glitter and grandeur under a the gilded curlicue of a hotel ballroom .