curly-wurlyn.

/ˈkəːlɪˈwəːli/

Forms: Also curlie-wurlie.

Etymology: A reduplicated extension of curly adj.; perhaps with some reference in the second part to whirl, in Scots whurl.

A fantastically curled ornament.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [noun] > ornamentation or decoration > an ornament > specific

moonc1385

crescent1399

Christmas1706

curly-wurlya1772

cake decoration?1847

stalactite1851

panoply1890

stalactite-work1902

sunburst1921

dabbity1923

a1772 Wilkie in Lockhart Scott l I thought the beauty of architecture consisted in curlie wurlies, but now I find it consists in symmetry and proportion.

1817 W. Scott Rob Roy II. vi. 127 Ah! it's a brave kirk—nane o' yere whig-maleeries and curliewurlies and open-steek hems about it.

1883 Cent. Mag. Sept. 722/2 Its leaves are slit in half and provided with æsthetical curly-wurlies.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

curly-wurlyadj.

/ˈkəːlɪˌwəːli/

Etymology: See curlie-wurlie n.

dialect and colloquial.

Twisting and curling.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > curled or curling > full of curls

curly-wurly1853

twirly1887

1853 W. Cadenhead Flights of Fancy 187 Wi' a' their curly-wurly stanes.

1907 N. Munro Daft Days xix. 170 The dusting of the stair-rauls and the parlour beltings—the curly-wurly places, as she called them.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	curly-wurly
释义	curly-wurlyn. /ˈkəːlɪˈwəːli/ Forms: Also curlie-wurlie. Etymology: A reduplicated extension of curly adj.; perhaps with some reference in the second part to whirl, in Scots whurl. A fantastically curled ornament. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [noun] > ornamentation or decoration > an ornament > specific moonc1385 crescent1399 Christmas1706 curly-wurlya1772 cake decoration?1847 stalactite1851 panoply1890 stalactite-work1902 sunburst1921 dabbity1923 a1772 Wilkie in Lockhart Scott l I thought the beauty of architecture consisted in curlie wurlies, but now I find it consists in symmetry and proportion. 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy II. vi. 127 Ah! it's a brave kirk—nane o' yere whig-maleeries and curliewurlies and open-steek hems about it. 1883 Cent. Mag. Sept. 722/2 Its leaves are slit in half and provided with æsthetical curly-wurlies. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021). curly-wurlyadj. /ˈkəːlɪˌwəːli/ Etymology: See curlie-wurlie n. dialect and colloquial. Twisting and curling. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > curled or curling > full of curls curly-wurly1853 twirly1887 1853 W. Cadenhead Flights of Fancy 187 Wi' a' their curly-wurly stanes. 1907 N. Munro Daft Days xix. 170 The dusting of the stair-rauls and the parlour beltings—the curly-wurly places, as she called them. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.a1772adj.1853
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