VOLUTE

• (noun) a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

  "a coil of rope"

  synonyms : coil , helix , spiral , whorl

• (noun) ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center

  synonyms : spiral

• (adj.) in the shape of a coil

  synonyms : coiling , helical , spiral , spiraling , turbinate , voluted , whorled

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