“curlie-wurlie”的英文意思

单词

curlie-wurlie

释义

curlie-wurlie, curly-wurly|ˈkɜːlɪˈwɜːlɪ|
[A reduplicated extension of curly; perhaps with some reference in the second part to whirl, in Sc. whurl.]
A fantastically curled ornament.
a1772Wilkie in Lockhart Scott l, I thought the beauty of architecture consisted in curlie wurlies, but now I find it consists in symmetry and proportion.1818Scott Rob Roy xix, Ah! it's a brave kirk—nane o' yere whigmaleeries and curliwurlies and open-steek hems about it.1883Century Mag. Sept. 722/2 Its leaves are slit in half and provided with æsthetical curly-wurlies.

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