Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral. · A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem. · A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell. · Any volution, as for example in the human ear or fingerprint.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo form a pattern of concentric circles.
From alteration of whirl (verb).
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