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Whorl [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

WHORL , WHORLE. [ See Whirl .]

Whorl [Noun and verb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.

2. A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.

3. The fly of a spindle.

Whorle [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

WHORL, WHORLE [ See Whirl .]

Whorled [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Furnished with whorls; arranged in the form of a whorl or whorls; verticillate; as, whorled leaves.

Whorler [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A potter's wheel.