Meaning & use
purlicue
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A decorative flourish at the end of a piece of handwriting; also, the space between the thumb and forefinger when the hand is spread out.
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He signed his name with an elaborate purlicue trailing from the final letter.
She measured the ribbon against the purlicue of her outstretched hand.
A note on using this word
A rare Scots word, occasionally revived in word-of-the-day features; also spelled 'purlicu.'
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