Tuesday, 16 September 2014

Curlicue

Word of the Day for Tuesday 16th September 2014


Curlicue \KUR-li-kyoo\
Noun
1. An ornamental, fancy curl or twist, as in a signature.
Quotes
Line by line, alphabet curlicue by curlicue, note by note, the two of them finicked with each piece of music, her jotting, him resonating.
-- Ivan Doig, Prairie Nocturne, 2003
Origin
Curlicue came to English in the mid-1800’s. The cue component comes from the French queue meaning "tail," and ultimately is derived from the Latin word cōda.

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