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whorl n. [
coil, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll] a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
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whorl n. [
lock, curl, ringlet] a strand or cluster of hair
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whorl n. [
coil, spiral, volute, helix] a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"
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