curlicues

Meaning of curlicues

plural noun
  1. a decorative curl or twist in calligraphy or in the design of an object.
    the wide bridge was decorated with gilded wrought-iron curlicues

mid 19th century: from curly + cue2 (in the sense ‘pigtail’), or -cue representing the letter q .

Information about curlicues

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of curlicues is: curlicue.
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Hyphenation of curlicues

curlicues

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 9 chars.
  • curlicues is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Words that rhyme with curlicues

cues, barbecues, cardecues, pirlicues, purlicues, autocues, fescues, miscues, rescues, curlycues

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