From HomoExcelsior

1. spread the icing in peaks and whorls. 2. An arrangement of three or more leaves, petals, or other organs radiating from a single node. 3. A single turn or volution of a spiral shell. 4. One of the circular ridges or convolutions of a fingerprint. 5. An ornamental device, as in stonework or weaving, consisting of stylized vine leaves and tendrils. 6. A small flywheel that regulates the speed of a spinning wheel.

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