A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a cannon.
A paper cartridge.
A gunner's bag for ammunition.
A military pass for a soldier on furlough.
An ornamental figure, often on an oval shield.
An oval figure containing the characters of an important personal name, such as that of royal or divine people.
Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
Any intrauterine device (Abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.
A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.
Entanglement; perplexity.
A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil.
A cylinder of clay.
To build a pot (etc) with clay coils.
To wind cylindrically or spirally.
To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.
To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.