| \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-1800s. The cue component comes from the French queue meaning "tail," and ultimately is derived from the Latin word cōda. | |
