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swirl

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swirl
The irregular wood grain pattern that surrounds knots or crotches, esp. found in veneer.
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And the "log" was indeed so, for there was a sudden flash of white teeth, a long red opening showed, and then came a click as an immense alligator, having opened and closed his mouth, sank out of sight in a swirl of water.
Tom Swift In The Land Of Wonders by Appleton, Victor View in context
On all this the white moon smiled, and the grim house glowered, to the eternal swirl and rattle of the beck beyond its walls.
Dead Men Tell No Tales by Hornung, E. W. View in context
His ideas of music-hall costumes had never gone beyond short skirts, a swirl of lace, and glittering sequins; but Miss Antonia had expressed herself on that subject in no uncertain terms.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
 
 
 
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