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tirle–wirlie
noun
\¦tərli¦(h)wərli\
variants: or
tirly–whirly
\¦tərli¦(h)wərli\Definition of tirle–wirlie
Scottish
: an ornament consisting of a number of intervolved lines : an intricate contrivance
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Origin and Etymology of tirle–wirlie
diminutive of 3tirl + whirl
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