Coiling

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coil \Coil\ (koil), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coiled} (koild); p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Coiling}.] [OF. coillir, F. cueillir, to collect,
     gather together, L. coligere; col- + legere to gather. See
     {Legend}, and cf. {Cull}, v. t., {Collect}.]
     1. To wind cylindrically or spirally; as, to coil a rope when
        not in use; the snake coiled itself before springing.


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     2. To encircle and hold with, or as with, coils. [Obs. or R.]
        --T. Edwards.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  coiling \coiling\ adj.
     1. 1
  
     Syn: helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  coiling
       adj : in the shape of a coil [syn: {helical}, {spiral}, {spiraling},
              {volute}, {voluted}, {whorled}, {turbinate}]