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1. A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
   - coil, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll
    
2. A strand or cluster of hair
   - lock, curl, ringlet
    
3. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
   - coil, spiral, volute, helix

Sounds like: whirl

Derived forms: whorls

Type of: construction, hair, round shape, structure

Part of: coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle

Encyclopedia: Whorl