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(noun) spiral, helix, whorl, volute
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
a coil of rope
(noun) curl, curlicue, gyre, whorl, ringlet, scroll, roll
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
wind around something in coils or loops
(verb) hand-build, handbuild
make without a potter's wheel
This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels
to wind or move in a spiral course
the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action; black smoke coiling up into the sky; the young people gyrated on the dance floor