clad vs curlicue

clad

verb
  • To cover with a cladding or another material (for example, insulation). 

  • To imbue (with a specified quality); to envelop or surround. 

adj
  • Adorned, ornamented. 

  • Covered, enveloped in, or surrounded by a cladding, or a specified material or substance. 

  • Wearing clothing or some other covering (for example, an armour) on the body; clothed, dressed. 

curlicue

verb
  • To make or adorn (something) with curlicues, or as if with curlicues. 

noun
  • A fancy twisting or curling shape usually made from a series of spirals and loops. 

How often have the words clad and curlicue occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )