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OXFORD DICTIONARY
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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun whorl has 3 senses
- whorl(n = noun.shape) coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll - a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals); has particulars: corolla, calyx, verticil
- whorl(n = noun.body) curl, lock, ringlet - a strand or cluster of hair; is a kind of hair
- whorl(n = noun.artifact) coil, helix, spiral, volute - a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope" has particulars: hank
is a kind of round shape
is a part of coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle
has particulars: sausage curl, forelock, crimp, dreadlock
is a kind of construction, structure
CIDE DICTIONARY
whorl, n. [OE. whorvil the whirl of a spindle; akin to AS. hweorfa the whirl of a spindle, hweorfan to turn; cf. OD. worvel the whirl of a spindle. See Whirl, n. & v. ].
- A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem. [1913 Webster]
- A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell. [1913 Webster]
- The fly of a spindle. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
whorl, n.
1 a ring of leaves or other organs round a stem of a plant.
2 one turn of a spiral, esp. on a shell.
3 a complete circle in a fingerprint.
4 archaic a small wheel on a spindle steadying its motion.
1 a ring of leaves or other organs round a stem of a plant.
2 one turn of a spiral, esp. on a shell.
3 a complete circle in a fingerprint.
4 archaic a small wheel on a spindle steadying its motion.
Derivative
whorled adj.
Etymology
ME wharwyl, whorwil, app. var. of WHIRL: infl. by wharve (n.) = whorl of a spindle