in the meaning "flywheel", "a weight attached to a Spindle " is attested in English from 1460 .
Other meanings of "whorl" include:
- A whorl of Sepal s in a Flower of a Flowering Plant
- A circle or spiral formed by leaves,etc. around the stem of a plant.
- Whorl (mollusc) , a single, complete 360° turn in the Spiral growth of a Mollusc Shell .
- --- Body Whorl , in a Mollusc shell the most recently formed Whorl of a Spiral Shell , terminating in the Aperture .
- A type of Fingerprint pattern.
- In Everquest , a powerful and semi-famous Human Monk in the land of Norrath; Morell-Thule server. Whorl is known for slaying dragons, demons, and even the very Gods. He was last seen leaving the known world of Norrath hand-in-hand with his one and only eternal love, Akashau.
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