curlycue

curlycue
curlicue curl"i*cue (k?rl"?-k?), n. [Cf. F. caracole.] Some thing curled or spiral, as a flourish made with a pen on paper, or with skates on the ice; a trick; a frolicsome caper. [Sometimes written {curlycue} or {carlicue}.] [ Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster]

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  • curlycue — curl y*cue (k?rl ? k?), n. [Cf. F. caracole.] Some thing curled or spiral, as a flourish made with a pen on paper, or with skates on the ice; a trick; a frolicsome caper. Same as {curlicue}. [Sometimes written {carlicue}.] [ Colloq. U.S.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • curlycue — curl·i·cue || kɜːlɪkjuː n. curl; curling flourish (also curlycue) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • curlycue — noun see curlicue I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • curlycue — /kerr li kyooh /, n. curlicue. * * * …   Universalium

  • curlycue — cur·ly·cue …   English syllables

  • curlycue — cur•ly•cue [[t]ˈkɜr lɪˌkyu[/t]] n. curlicue …   From formal English to slang

  • curlycue — noun see curlicue I …   Useful english dictionary

  • To cut a curlycue — curlycue curl y*cue (k?rl ? k?), n. [Cf. F. caracole.] Some thing curled or spiral, as a flourish made with a pen on paper, or with skates on the ice; a trick; a frolicsome caper. Same as {curlicue}. [Sometimes written {carlicue}.] [ Colloq.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • curlicue curlycue — noun (C) a decorative twisted pattern …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • carlicue — curlycue curl y*cue (k?rl ? k?), n. [Cf. F. caracole.] Some thing curled or spiral, as a flourish made with a pen on paper, or with skates on the ice; a trick; a frolicsome caper. Same as {curlicue}. [Sometimes written {carlicue}.] [ Colloq.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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