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tortile

[tawr-til]
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adjective
  1. twisted; coiled.
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Origin of tortile

1650–60; < Latin tortilis, equivalent to tort(us) twisted (see tort) + -ilis -ile
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  • He that would behold a very anomalous motion, may observe it in the Tortile and tiring stroaks of Gnatworms.

    The Works of Sir Thomas Browne

    Thomas Browne

British Dictionary definitions for tortile

tortile

adjective
  1. rare twisted or coiled
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Derived Formstortility (tɔːˈtɪlɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin

C17: from Latin tortilis winding, from tortus twisted, from torquēre to twist
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