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

But still the snake clung about the swan's neck, and presently snake and swan fell into the sea, and far out on the sea there burned a flame of fire.

From Eric Brighteyes by Haggard, Henry Rider

Its neck had the length and elegant curve of a swan's neck.

From David and the Phoenix by Raysor, Joan