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