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curlycue

curlycue noun: a flourish; a caper. Also the alternative spelling of curlicue.

Noun

curlycue (plural curlycues)

  1. (dated) A flourish; a caper.
    • I gave a flourishing about the room and cut a curlycue with my right foot.1852, W. J. McClintoch, The Marriage of Johnny Beedle

Also used as

curlycue is also the alternative spelling of curlicue.

Forms of curlycue

pluralcurlycues

Questions about curlycue

What does curlycue mean?
Curlycue means a flourish; a caper.
What part of speech is curlycue?
Curlycue is a noun.
What is the plural of curlycue?
The plural of curlycue is curlycues.

Words near curlycue in the dictionary

  1. curly-brace languages
  2. curly-braces language
  3. curly-braces languages
  4. curly-bracket language
  5. curly-bracket languages
  6. curlycue
  7. curlycues
  8. curlycup gumweed
  9. curlyhaired
  10. curlyhead
  11. curlyheads

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