CONTORTING

Verb

contorting

present participle of contort

Source: Wiktionary


CONTORT

Con*tort", v. t. Etym: [L. contortus, p.p. of contorquere to twist; con- + torquere to twist. See Torture.]

Definition: To twist, or twist together; to turn awry; to bend; to distort; to wrest. The vertebral arteries are variously contorted. Ray. Kant contorted the term category from the proper meaning of attributed. Sir W. Hamilton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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