adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Formed from whorls; having whorls.

   "[A]cross the gannet’s bath, over the broad sea, whorled prows will bring presents and tokens."

Adjective

1. 1
   forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem) wordnet
2. 2
   in the shape of a coil wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

ambagiousanfractuouscircuitouscircumlocutorycochlearcochleate

Example

More examples

"[A]cross the gannet’s bath, over the broad sea, whorled prows will bring presents and tokens."

Etymology

From whorl + -ed.

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