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Noun
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(n)
coil
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whorl
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roll
,
curl
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curlicue
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ringlet
,
gyre
,
scroll
(a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals))
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S:
(n)
lock
,
curl
,
ringlet
,
whorl
(a strand or cluster of hair)
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(n)
sausage curl
(a fat sausage-shaped curl)
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(n)
forelock
(a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead)
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(n)
crimp
(a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled)
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dreadlock
(one of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians)
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(n)
coil
,
spiral
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volute
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whorl
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helix
(a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops)
"a coil of rope"