curlicue – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
curlicue
n.
curl; curling flourish (also curlycue)
Curlicue
A
curlicue, or alternatively
curlycue, in the visual arts, is a fancy twist, or curl, composed usually from a series of concentric circles. It is a recurring motif in
architecture (as decoration to the
lintel/
architrave above a door), in
calligraphy and in general
scrollwork.
curlicue
Noun
1. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles
(synonym) coil, whorl, roll, curl, ringlet, gyre, scroll
(hypernym) round shape
(hyponym) corolla
2. a short twisting line
(synonym) squiggle
(hypernym) line
curlicue
Synonyms and related words:
cirrus, coil, corkscrew, curl, evolute, gyre, helix, involute, kink, ringlet, roll, screw, scroll, spiral, swirl, tendril, twirl, twist, volute, volution, vortex, whirl, whorl
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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