Bible Dictionaries
Whorl

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n. & v.) A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.

(2):

(n. & v.) A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.

(3):

(n. & v.) The fly of a spindle.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Whorl'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/whorl.html. 1828.