curlycue
[kur-li-kyoo]
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curlicue
or cur·ly·cue
[kur-li-kyoo]
- an ornamental, fancy curl or twist, as in a signature.
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Origin of curlicue
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curlicue
- an intricate ornamental curl or twist
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Word Origin
C19: from curly + cue ²
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Word Origin and History for curly-cue
curlicue
n.
1843, American English, from curly + cue, perhaps from French queue "tail" or letter Q in its looping script form. Earlier in this sense was curlie-wurlie (1772).
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