whorl

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Thought to be made from a cattle femur, this decorated Anglo-Saxon spindle whorl, used to provide weight while spinning yarn, was unearthed from farmland near Bishopstone, Buckinghamshire.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

A bird looks like an abstract whorl until you catch it at a particular angle; a man barely emerges from his stone, the cross on his neck just visible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

Its deep crimson color and complex bloom — a crowded whorl of ruffled petals that coalesce in the center to form a heart — add an element of visual intrigue.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024

Several independent groups have now reported the oddly sluggish orbits of stars along the Milky Way’s outer rim, the peripheral edge of our galaxy’s luminous whorl.

From Scientific American • Oct. 11, 2023

From up here I could see detail down to the whorl of brown hair on top of Cory’s head.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon