curlicue

Examples from the Web for curlicue

• His face and hands were spare and lean, but his uniform was immaculate, covered with every curlicue the regulations allowed.

  The Risk Profession|Donald Edwin Westlake

• Eventually old Clay Kittredge died, and the son chopped the "Jr." curlicue from the end of his name and began a new rgime.

  In a Little Town|Rupert Hughes

• I am called Curlicue, and am an object of derision; I entreat you to make me less ridiculous.'

  The Red Fairy Book|Various

• One somewhat distinctive feature is found here, namely, the very frequent use of the curlicue or roll as an ornamental feature.

  Decorative Art of Indian Tribes of Connecticut|Frank Gouldsmith Speck