- curl|y|cue
- curl|i|cue or curl|y|cue «KUR lee kyoo», noun.a fancy twist, curl, or flourish: »
Curlicues in handwriting make it hard to read.
╂[< curly + cue2 queue]
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curl|i|cue — or curl|y|cue «KUR lee kyoo», noun. a fancy twist, curl, or flourish: »Curlicues in handwriting make it hard to read. ╂[< curly + cue2 queue] … Useful english dictionary
curlicue — curl•i•cue or curlycue [[t]ˈkɜr lɪˌkyu[/t]] n. an ornamental, fancy curl or twist, as in a signature • Etymology: 1835–45; curly+cue II … From formal English to slang
curlicue — curl|i|cue [ kɜrli,kju ] noun count a curl or twist used as a decoration … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
carlicue — curlicue curl i*cue (k?rl ? k?), n. [Cf. F. caracole.] Some thing curled or spiral, as a flourish made with a pen on paper, or with skates on the ice; a trick; a frolicsome caper. [Sometimes written {curlycue} or {carlicue}.] [ Colloq. U.S.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carlicue — curlycue curl y*cue (k?rl ? k?), n. [Cf. F. caracole.] Some thing curled or spiral, as a flourish made with a pen on paper, or with skates on the ice; a trick; a frolicsome caper. Same as {curlicue}. [Sometimes written {carlicue}.] [ Colloq.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
curlicue — curl i*cue (k?rl ? k?), n. [Cf. F. caracole.] Some thing curled or spiral, as a flourish made with a pen on paper, or with skates on the ice; a trick; a frolicsome caper. [Sometimes written {curlycue} or {carlicue}.] [ Colloq. U.S.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
curlycue — curlicue curl i*cue (k?rl ? k?), n. [Cf. F. caracole.] Some thing curled or spiral, as a flourish made with a pen on paper, or with skates on the ice; a trick; a frolicsome caper. [Sometimes written {curlycue} or {carlicue}.] [ Colloq. U.S.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
curlycue — curl y*cue (k?rl ? k?), n. [Cf. F. caracole.] Some thing curled or spiral, as a flourish made with a pen on paper, or with skates on the ice; a trick; a frolicsome caper. Same as {curlicue}. [Sometimes written {carlicue}.] [ Colloq. U.S.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To cut a curlycue — curlycue curl y*cue (k?rl ? k?), n. [Cf. F. caracole.] Some thing curled or spiral, as a flourish made with a pen on paper, or with skates on the ice; a trick; a frolicsome caper. Same as {curlicue}. [Sometimes written {carlicue}.] [ Colloq.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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