CURLICUE

squiggle, curlicue

(noun) a short twisting line

coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll

(noun) a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

curlicue (plural curlicues)

A fancy twisting or curling shape usually made from a series of concentric circles.

Verb

curlicue (third-person singular simple present curlicues, present participle curlicuing, simple past and past participle curlicued)

(transitive and intransitive) To make or adorn (something) with curlicues, or as if with curlicues.

Source: Wiktionary



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OWNER

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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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