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
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