Whorl: alternatives and connections

The covering of a flower. See Flower.

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The inner envelope of a flower; the part which surrounds the organs of fructification, consisting of one or more leaves, called petals. It is usually…

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A parcel consisting of two or more skeins of yarn or thread tied together.

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A circle either of leaves or flowers about a stem at the same node; a whorl.

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The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.

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A tuft of hair; a flock or small quantity of wool, hay, or other like substance; a tress or ringlet of hair.

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The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings; construction.

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To twist or form into ringlets; to crisp, as the hair.

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To twist or form into ringlets; to crisp, as the hair.

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Curling or tending to curl; having curls; full of ripples; crinkled.

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Curling or tending to curl; having curls; full of ripples; crinkled.

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A mass of iron in a pasty condition gathered into a ball for the tilt hammer or rolls.

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A mass of iron in a pasty condition gathered into a ball for the tilt hammer or rolls.

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Furnished with whorls; arranged in the form of a whorl or whorls; verticillate; as, whorled leaves.

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Furnished with whorls; arranged in the form of a whorl or whorls; verticillate; as, whorled leaves.

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To wind cylindrically or spirally; as, to coil a rope when not in use; the snake coiled itself before springing.

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To twist or form into ringlets; to crisp, as the hair.

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A circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body; a turn or revolution; a circuit.

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A nonplane curve whose tangents are all equally inclined to a given plane. The common helix is the curve formed by the thread of the ordinary screw.…

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A small ring; a small circle; specifically, a fairy ring.

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To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surfac…

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A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll; a schedule; a list.

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Winding or circling round a center or pole and gradually receding from it; as, the spiral curve of a watch spring.

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A spiral scroll which forms the chief feature of the Ionic capital, and which, on a much smaller scale, is a feature in the Corinthian and Composite…

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