curlicue vs gyre

curlicue and gyre both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
curlicue	Yes	No	No	No
gyre	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, curlicue and gyre are synonyms defined as:

curlicue and gyre: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

Other synonyms of curlicue include coil, curl, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl.

curlicue (noun)	gyre (noun)
a short twisting line	a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)