cur·li·cue
ˈkər-lē-ˌkyü 
-li-
variants
or less commonly curlycue
: a fancifully curved or spiral figure : flourish
Examples of curlicue in a Sentence
Noun
Curlicues were carved into the wood.
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Irene Yoo
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Her riffs and curlicues drop off her like cherry blossoms.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2023
The cutwork curlicues, stars, and trees on the border of this runner definitely deliver the wow factor.
—Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2023
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Noun
Waiters flit by with watercolor-red curlicues of marbled pork, baskets stacked with lettuce leaves.
—Irene Yoo
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Her riffs and curlicues drop off her like cherry blossoms.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Verb
Outside, winding paths through gardens and woods lead to site-specific installations, like Eleven Minute Line, a land-art piece by Maya Lin that curlicues through a field of cows.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2023
The cutwork curlicues, stars, and trees on the border of this runner definitely deliver the wow factor.
—Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2023
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“Curlicue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curlicue. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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