curlycue

[ kur-li-kyoo ]
/ ˈkɜr lɪˌkyu /

noun

curlicue.

Words nearby curlycue

curlpaper, curly, curly palm, curly top, curly-coated retriever, curlycue, curlyhead, curmudgeon, curn, curnow, curr

Definition for curlycue (2 of 2)

curlicue

or cur·ly·cue

[ kur-li-kyoo ]
/ ˈkɜr lɪˌkyu /

noun

an ornamental, fancy curl or twist, as in a signature.

Origin of curlicue

First recorded in 1835–45; curly + cue2

Example sentences from the Web for curlycue

  • Then jog, jog, they went along Griffith Street down the curlycue road, the horse's feet going clatter on the cobblestones.

    Rough-Hewn |Dorothy Canfield

  • There on the floor near the hearth lay a little brown sandal, one of its strings pulled out and making a curlycue on the floor.

    The Little House in the Fairy Wood |Ethel Cook Eliot

  • "Something like a smokestack with a curlycue on the end of it," was the reply.

    Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns |Halsey Davidson

British Dictionary definitions for curlycue

curlicue
/ (ˈkɜːlɪˌkjuː) /

noun

an intricate ornamental curl or twist

Word Origin for curlicue

C19: from curly + cue ²