curlicue vs environ

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. 

environ

verb
  • To cover, enclose, or envelop (someone or something). 

  • To encircle or surround (someone or something). 

  • Of a person: to be positioned or stationed around (someone or something) to attend to or protect them. 

  • To encircle or surround (someone or something) so as to attack from all sides; to beset. 

  • Of a situation or state of affairs, especially danger or trouble: to happen to and affect (someone or something). 

  • Followed by from: to hide or shield (someone or something). 

noun
  • A surrounding area or place (especially of an urban settlement); an environment. 

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