well-ˈtwisted,ppl.a. c1611Chapman Iliad xxiii. 106 Well⁓twisted cords.1616W. Browne Brit. Past. ii. iii. 81 Well⁓twisted threds.a1687Waller Maid's Trag. altered (1690) 42 Like a well twisted Cable, holding fast The anchor'd Vessel in the lowdest Blast.