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Date: 1400-1500
Origin: Probably from whirl

whorl

 noun
     
Related topics: Shapes, Patterns, Plants
whorl [countable]
1CF a pattern made of a line that curls out in circles that get bigger and bigger
2 technicalHBP a circular pattern of leaves or flowers on a stem
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