curlicue

¹cur·li·cue

noun \ˈkər-lē-ˌkyü, -li-\

Definition of CURLICUE

: a fancifully curved or spiral figure : flourish

Variants of CURLICUE

cur·li·cue also cur·ly·cue \ˈkər-lē-ˌkyü, -li-\

Examples of CURLICUE

1. Curlicues were carved into the wood.

Origin of CURLICUE

curly + cue a braid of hair

First Known Use: 1843

Rhymes with CURLICUE

aperçu, avenue, babassu, baby blue, ballyhoo, barbecue, billet-doux, bird's-eye view, black-and-blue, buckaroo, bugaboo, callaloo, caribou, catechu, clerihew, cobalt blue, cockapoo, cockatoo, Cotonou, counterview, déjà vu, derring-do, detinue, feverfew, follow-through, gardyloo, hitherto, honeydew, ingenue, interview, IOU, Irish stew, jabiru, Jiangsu, kangaroo, Kathmandu, kinkajou, loup-garou, Makalu, manitou, marabou, McAdoo, microbrew, midnight blue, Montague, Montesquieu, Mountain View, ormolu, overdo, overdue, overshoe, overstrew, overview, parvenu, parvenue, pas de deux, passe-partout, pay-per-view, PDQ, peacock blue, peekaboo, peer review, petting zoo, Pompidou, Port Salut, rendezvous, residue, retinue, revenue, Roh Tae Woo, seppuku, Shikoku, sneak preview, succès fou, switcheroo, talking-to, teleview, Telugu, thereunto, thirty-two, thitherto, Timbuktu, tinamou, twenty-two, view halloo, vindaloo, w, wallaroo, waterloo, well-to-do, what have you, whoop-de-do, witches' brew, Xanadu

²curlicue

verb

curlicuedcurlicu·ing

Definition of CURLICUE

intransitive verb

: to form curlicues

transitive verb

: to embellish with curlicues

First Known Use of CURLICUE

1844