swan-neck

noun

variants or less commonly swan's neck

ˈ⸗ˌ⸗

1

: something (such as a piece of pipe or railing) having a gooseneck or an ogee curve: such as

a

: gooseneck sense a

b

: a bend in a handrail of a stair consisting of a ramp terminating in a knee

c

: one of the S-shaped cornices of a scroll pediment

2

usually swanneck : swanflower

swan-necked

ˈ⸗ˌ⸗

adjective

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