intort (third-person singular simple present intorts, present participle intorting, simple past and past participle intorted)
To twist in and out; to twine; to wreathe, wind, or wring.
(medicine, ophthalmology) To twist inwards.
• (twist): contort, writhe
• (twist inwards): extort
• Triton, rottin', triton
Source: Wiktionary
In*tort", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Intorting.] Etym: [L. intortus, p. p. of intoquere to twist; pref. in- in + torquere to twist.]
Definition: To twist in and out; to twine; to wreathe; to wind; to wring. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
