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MALFORMED |
Contorted |
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BUCKLE |
A contorted expression, as of the face. |
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TWISTED |
Contorted; crooked spirally; subjected to torsion; hence,
perverted. |
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KNURL |
A contorted knot in wood; a crossgrained protuberance; a
nodule; a boss or projection. |
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CONTORTED |
Arranged so as to overlap each other; as, petals in
contorted or convolute aestivation. |
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TRIPESTONE |
A variety of anhydrite composed of contorted plates
fancied to resemble pieces of tripe. |
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TWIST |
To be contorted; to writhe; to be distorted by torsion;
to be united by winding round each other; to be or become twisted; as,
some strands will twist more easily than others. |
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CURL |
To contract or bend into curls or ringlets, as hair; to
grow in curls or spirals, as a vine; to be crinkled or contorted; to
have a curly appearance; as, leaves lie curled on the ground. |
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OBVOLUTED |
Overlapping; contorted; convolute; -- applied primarily,
in botany, to two opposite leaves, each of which has one edge
overlapping the nearest ... |
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VERMETUS |
...rate, and the shell is often irregularly bent and contorted like a
worm tube. ... |
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SERPULA |
...s of the
genus Serpula and allied genera of the family Serpulidae. They secrete
a calcareous tube, which is usually irregularly contorted, but i... |