CURLICUE


Meaning of CURLICUE in English

/ ˈkɜːlɪkjuː; NAmE ˈkɜːrl-/ noun

( technical ) a decorative curl or twist in writing or in a design

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from curly + cue (in the sense pigtail ), or -cue representing the letter q .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.