curlicue

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A fancy twisting or curling shape usually made from a series of spirals and loops.
    — I put in plenty of curlicues after the figures so that no one could raise the check into $400,000; then I got out my old rattan suit case and put in some clothes.
动词 v.
  1. To make or adorn (something) with curlicues, or as if with curlicues. intransitive,transitive
    — A chandelier the shape of an anchor, hanging over Smith's head as he passed out through this vestibule. Walls curlicued with comb marks of some fancy plasterer.

词形变化

curlicues plural curlycue alternative curlicues present,singular,third-person curlicuing participle,present curlicued participle,past curlicued past curlycue alternative

词源

词源 1
From curly + cue.
词源 2
From curly + cue.
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