[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

curlicue \curl"icue\ k?rl"?-k?, n. cf. f. caracole.
   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 curlycue or carlicue. 
   colloq. u.s.
   1913 webster
see also:
curlycue carlicue 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

curlicue
     n 1: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles syn:
           coil, whorl, roll, curl, ringlet, gyre, scroll
     2: a short twisting line syn: squiggle
see also:
coil whorl roll curl ringlet gyre 
scroll squiggle 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

23 moby thesaurus words for "curlicue":
   cirrus, coil, corkscrew, curl, evolute, gyre, helix, involute,
   kink, ringlet, roll, screw, scroll, spiral, swirl, tendril, twirl,
   twist, volute, volution, vortex, whirl, whorl

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