swan's neck

American  

Or swan neck

noun

1. a shallow S-curve used in decorative work.

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Example Sentences

In his mind he pictured her neck, her long neck, her swan’s neck, her Alice in Wonderland neck coiling like a serpent, like a serpent, coiling down on him.

From The Guardian • Nov. 30, 2018

Even RT’s World Cup intro film is a thing of luminous beauty, cut with mind-numbing shots of Russian ballerinas curling themselves into swan’s neck shapes and doing beautifully rippling slow‑motion keep-ups.

From The Guardian • Jun. 23, 2018

Then Adelaide stood in front of Hazel, positioned her own feet, stuck her arm in the air in an arc like a swan’s neck, and bent her legs so she slowly dropped toward the ground.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

Mademoiselle Baptistine's ambition had been to be able to purchase a set of drawing-room furniture in yellow Utrecht velvet, stamped with a rose pattern, and with mahogany in swan's neck style, with a sofa.

From Les Misérables by Hapgood, Isabel Florence

This panelling was topped with a swan's neck pediment behind the judge's chair.

From The Fairfax County Courthouse by Netherton, Ross De Witt