Tourbillion

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

  Tourbillion \Tour*bil"lion\, n. [F. torbillion a whirlwind,
     tourbillion, fr. L. turbo, -inis, a whirl, whirlwind.]
     An ornamental firework which turns round, when in the air, so
     as to form a scroll of fire. --G. Francis.
     [1913 Webster]