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CURLYCUE
Noun
curlycue (plural curlycues)
Alternative spelling of curlicue
(dated) A flourish; a caper.
I gave a flourishing about the room and cut a curlycue with my right foot.
Source: Wiktionary
Curl"y*cue (krl"-k), n. Etym: [Cf. F. caracole.]
Definition: Some thing curled or spiral,, as a flourish made with a pen on paper, or with skates on the ice; a trick; a frolicsome caper. [Sometimes written carlicue.] [ Colloq. U.S.] To cut a curlycue, to make a flourish; to cut a caper. I gave a flourishing about the room and cut a curlycue with my right foot. McClintock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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