1843, American English, from curly + cue, perhaps from French queue "tail" or letter Q in its looping script form. Earlier in this sense was curlie-wurlie (1772).
雙語例句
1. White stuccowork of curlicue fills the blank spaces.
白色灰泥被塑成花紋裝飾屋頂余白.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
2. Elegant enclosure made by valuable log, together with gilding vertical shaft and beautiful curlicue shows magnificence.