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BNC: 40756 COCA: 28169

curlicue

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curlicue /ˈkɚliˌkjuː/ noun
plural curlicues
curlicue
/ˈkɚliˌkjuː/
noun
plural curlicues
Learner's definition of CURLICUE
[count]
: a decoratively curved line or shape花饰;旋曲
BNC: 40756 COCA: 28169

curlicue

1 of 2

noun

cur·​li·​cue ˈkər-lē-ˌkyü How to pronounce curlicue (audio)
-li-
variants or less commonly curlycue
: a fancifully curved or spiral figure : flourish

curlicue

2 of 2

verb

curlicued; curlicuing

transitive verb

: to embellish with curlicues

Example Sentences

Noun Curlicues were carved into the wood.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Fayette Station Road will give you an up-close view of the bridge and driving the curlicue roads with hairpin turns is an experience like no other. Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 16 June 2022 Start with little circles, scattered across every point in space and time—a curlicue dimension, looped back onto itself. Adam Becker, Scientific American, 20 Jan. 2022 Murillo had colorful curlicue metal silhouettes of trees installed all over Managua to channel positive energy from the skies. Alma Guillermoprieto, The New York Review of Books, 22 July 2021 As provided by nature, the original Kissimmee River was a curlicue of currents 103 miles long. Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, 30 July 2021 In the gallery, viewers encounter a defunct pay phone replicated from fragments of wood and a decorative metal curlicue. Danielle Avram, Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2021 But the only piece of aluminum on the 1971 lemon pig is its curlicue tail. Scottie Andrew, CNN, 31 Dec. 2020 All three drinks are topped with a splash of Topo Chico and served in disposable cups rimmed with Chamoy and chile along with a fruity garnish and playful curlicue straw. Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 29 Dec. 2020 For all the book’s Hunter S. Thompson curlicues, the essential information is communicated. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

curly + cue a braid of hair

First Known Use

Noun

1843, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1844, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of curlicue was in 1843
BNC: 40756 COCA: 28169

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