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coil (iou)



coil verb. E16.

verb trans. Arrange (a rope etc.) in concentric rings, either on top of each other or as a flat spiral. Also foll. by up. E16.
verb trans. Wrap or encircle in a coil or coils. obsolete exc. dial. E17.
verb trans. & intrans. Twist in or into a circular, spiral, or winding shape. Also foll. by up. M17.
Tennyson The long convolvuluses That coil'd around the stately stems. I. Murdoch She coiled the..hair into an artful bun. R. L. Fox Long tame snakes..would..coil themselves around the wands and garlands.
verb intrans. Move in a spiral course or in a sinuous fashion. E19.
S. Naipaul The smoke coiling up from the incinerator pit.
coiled ppl adjective that has been coiled, disposed in a coil; (of basketry, a basket) made by coiling the fibre; (of pottery, a pot) made by building up coils of clay: E17.