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- noun Plural form of
whorl .
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Examples
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If there are two lacking, opposite each other, they should be classified as whorls with meeting tracings.
The Science of Fingerprints Classification and Uses United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation 1933
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If the opposite finger were scarred in the same fashion or were amputated or missing, both impressions would be classified as whorls with meeting tracings.
The Science of Fingerprints Classification and Uses United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation 1933
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In all it appeared to have 43 whorls, which is puzzling.
The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake Ernest Thompson Seton 1903
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All shells have twists known as whorls, which are widest at the base of the shell and get progressively tighter as they spiral towards the center.
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All shells have twists known as whorls, which are widest at the base of the shell and get progressively tighter as they spiral towards the center.
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Subatomic particles are defined as whorls of cosmic fluid with density.
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All shells have twists known as whorls, which are widest at the base of the shell and get progressively tighter as they spiral towards the center.
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All shells have twists known as whorls, which are widest at the base of the shell and get progressively tighter as they spiral towards the center.
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All shells have twists known as whorls, which are widest at the base of the shell and get progressively tighter as they spiral towards the center.
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All shells have twists known as whorls, which are widest at the base of the shell and get progressively tighter as they spiral towards the center.
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