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单词 curlicue
释义 cur·li·cue
I. noun
also cur·ly·cue or cur·ley·cue or cur·le·cue \ˈkərlēˌkyü, -ə̄l-, -əil-, -lə̇ˌ-\; or car·la·cue \ˈkärl-, -ȧl-\
(-s)
Etymology: curly + cue (queue)
: a fancifully curved or spiral figure (as a flourish in writing)
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
intransitive verb
: to form curlicues
 < the words curlicued almost illegibly across the brown-edged paper — Nancy Cardozo >
transitive verb
: to decorate with curlicues
 < houses curlicued in exuberant outburst of Tyrolean design — Claudia Cassidy >
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