Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In medieval and ecclesiastical costume, a hem or border richly decorated with embroidery or applied ornament of any kind.
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Examples
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You would end up with mud on your pecker and possibly spyro-gyra as well.
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It was Adrian Zmed's fault - he distracted me with his Solid Gold dancers and fancy gyra-tatin '.
GOP Congressman's Ad Hits Opponent's "San Francisco Values" -- With A Disco Beat 2009
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The stock market's gyra tions these past few weeks are certainly inopportune for anyone trying to slow down calls for financial industry reform.
NY Post: News 2010
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The resultant "Neverending" spyro gyra which he created undoubtedly qualifies as a sculptural work of art, but it is not clear how it works as a carrier of hard-cover books.
doggdot.us 2008
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