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Whorl
wəːl
Whorl definitions
noun
whorl
whorls
- a pattern of spirals or concentric circles
"Shelley drew larger and larger dark whorls on her notepad"
- each of the turns or convolutions in the shell of a gastropod or ammonoid mollusc
- a set of leaves, flowers, or branches springing from the stem at the same level and encircling it
- (in a flower) each of the sets of organs, especially the petals and sepals, arranged concentrically round the receptacle
- a complete circle in a fingerprint
- a small wheel or pulley in a spinning wheel, spinning machine, or spindle
verb
whorl
whorled
whorling
whorls
- spiral or move in a twisted and convoluted fashion