whorl
noun
[ wəːl ]
• a pattern of spirals or concentric circles.
• "Shelley drew larger and larger dark whorls on her notepad"
Similar:
loop,
coil,
hoop,
ring,
turn,
curl,
twirl,
twist,
spiral,
helix,
lap,
tier,
lock,
convolution,
• a small wheel or pulley in a spinning wheel, spinning machine, or spindle.
whorl
verb
• spiral or move in a twisted and convoluted fashion.
Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a small flywheel): apparently a variant of whirl, influenced by Old English wharve ‘whorl of a spindle’.
