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CURLICUE

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curl⋅i⋅cue

  [kur-li-kyoo]
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–noun
an ornamental, fancy curl or twist, as in a signature.
Also, curlycue.

Origin:
1835–45; curly + cue 2
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curl·i·cue also curl·y·cue   (kûr'lĭ-kyōō')   
n.  A fancy twist or curl, such as a flourish made with a pen.

[curly + cue1, tail, and possibly cue3.]
curl'i·cued adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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