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whorl noun

  /(h)wɔː(ɹ)l/ , /(h)wɜː(ɹ)l/
  • A flywheel, a weight attached to a spindle. [from c. 1460]
 Spinnwirtel
  • Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.
 Kringel, Windung, Wirbel

whorled adjective

  /woɹld/ , /wɜːld/ , /wɝld/ , /ʍɜːld/
  • Formed from whorls; having whorls.
 wirtelig
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