curlicue vs intricacy

curlicue

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

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

intricacy

noun
  • Something which is intricate or complex. 

  • Perplexity 

  • The state or quality of being intricate or entangled. 

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