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whorl

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Whorl  \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.] 
  1.  (Bot.)  A  circle  of  two  or  more  leaves,  flowers,  or  other 
  organs,  about  the  same  part  or  joint  of  a  stem. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  A  volution,  or  turn,  of  the  spire  of  a  univalve 
  shell. 
 
  3.  (Spinning)  The  fly  of  a  spindle. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  whorl 
  n  1:  a  round  shape  formed  by  a  series  of  concentric  circles  [syn: 
  {coil},  {roll},  {curl},  {curlicue},  {ringlet},  {gyre}, 
  {scroll}] 
  2:  a  strand  or  cluster  of  hair  [syn:  {lock},  {curl},  {ringlet}] 
  3:  something  wound  in  a  continuous  series  of  loops;  "a  coil  of 
  rope"  [syn:  {coil},  {spiral},  {volute},  {helix}]




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