curlicue
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lɪˌkyu noun
an ornamental, fancy curl or twist, as in a signature.
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| —n | |
| an intricate ornamental curl or twist | |
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Curlicue
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Word Origin & History
curlicue
1844, from curly + cue, perhaps from Fr. queue "tail" or letter Q in its looping script form. Earlier in this sense was curlie-wurlie (1772).
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Example sentences
Most egg cases have points or long, curlicue strings that attach to seaweed.
No acid trips, no homemade special effects, not a curlicue of camp.
Another is a dark curlicue as gnarled as a ram's horn.
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