curlicue
noun
[ ˈkəːlɪkjuː ]
• a decorative curl or twist in calligraphy or in the design of an object.
• "the wide bridge was decorated with gilded wrought-iron curlicues"
Origin:
mid 19th century: from curly + cue2 (in the sense ‘pigtail’), or -cue representing the letter q .
