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单词 curlicued
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Definition of curlicued in English:

curlicued

adjectiveˈkəːlɪkjuːdˈkərlēˌkyo͞od
  • Having decorative curls or twists.

    a page of elaborately curlicued and unintelligible script
    curlicued cornices and portals
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Closer study revealed that the exquisite curlicued tracery was actually steel-springed bars.
    • We went to a nearby restaurant, where we sat in curlicued wrought-iron chairs and reviewed my Sunday-school lesson while eating club sandwiches.
    • The people who work there write your order in gorgeous curlicued Thai letters on the universally green waiter pad.
    • To build up these images, Martinelli apparently rendered the basic architecture in heavy lines and then added curlicued and curved accents.
    • The rounded-off curves of the figure's body and face make her seem of a piece with the curlicued chair.
    • Curlicued iron tables and chairs on the flagstoned terrace have a grand view beyond the lawn.
    • In the fine tradition of royal memorabilia, the early designs are gilt-edged, curlicued and expected to generate millions of pounds.
    • In drawing, Cocteau's characteristic line, often curlicued but rarely having to rethink, has a bravura which become a visual signature.
    • At the corners of the cube four stumpy pilasters rose to a quadrant of richly curlicued Corinthian capitals.
    • The first is a page of elaborately curlicued and unintelligible script.
    Synonyms
    ornate, fancy, very elaborate, over-elaborate, embellished, extravagant, flamboyant, baroque, rococo, fussy, busy, ostentatious, showy, wedding-cake, gingerbread
 
 

Definition of curlicued in US English:

curlicued

adjectiveˈkərlēˌkyo͞od
  • Having decorative curls or twists.

    a page of elaborately curlicued and unintelligible script
    curlicued cornices and portals
    Example sentencesExamples
    • To build up these images, Martinelli apparently rendered the basic architecture in heavy lines and then added curlicued and curved accents.
    • At the corners of the cube four stumpy pilasters rose to a quadrant of richly curlicued Corinthian capitals.
    • The first is a page of elaborately curlicued and unintelligible script.
    • In the fine tradition of royal memorabilia, the early designs are gilt-edged, curlicued and expected to generate millions of pounds.
    • In drawing, Cocteau's characteristic line, often curlicued but rarely having to rethink, has a bravura which become a visual signature.
    • Closer study revealed that the exquisite curlicued tracery was actually steel-springed bars.
    • Curlicued iron tables and chairs on the flagstoned terrace have a grand view beyond the lawn.
    • The people who work there write your order in gorgeous curlicued Thai letters on the universally green waiter pad.
    • The rounded-off curves of the figure's body and face make her seem of a piece with the curlicued chair.
    • We went to a nearby restaurant, where we sat in curlicued wrought-iron chairs and reviewed my Sunday-school lesson while eating club sandwiches.
    Synonyms
    ornate, fancy, very elaborate, over-elaborate, embellished, extravagant, flamboyant, baroque, rococo, fussy, busy, ostentatious, showy, wedding-cake, gingerbread
 
 
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