† contortadj.

Etymology: < Latin contortus past participle: see contort v.

Obsolete.

Twisted, contorted.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > misshapenness > [adjective] > of or relating to distortion > distorted

wrongwende?c1225

writhenc1475

thrawnc1494

tort1513

encrampised1523

wry1552

thraw?1553

contort1570

wried1576

writhed1578

turned1585

distort1588

tortured1603

wrested1609

contorted1622

distorted1635

twisted1830

wreathed1844

gnarled1851

squinched1899

contortioned1922

pretzelled1938

the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adjective] > twisted spirally

woundenOE

thwarlc1400

wreathenc1400

writhenc1475

thrown1534

crinkled1558

contort1570

torqued1577

writhed1578

rivelled1594

wrested1609

twound1610

twirled1611

contorted1622

tortile1658

torcular1661

roped1681

wended?1690

twisted1725

entwisteda1800

torquated1851

barley sugar1868

spirated1871

wrangled1876

rangled1924

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Oiii v/1 Contort, contortus.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

contortv.

Brit.

/kənˈtɔːt/, U.S.

/kənˈtɔrt/

Etymology: < Latin contort- participial stem of contorquēre, < con- + torquēre to twist.

1. transitive. To twist, twist together or round itself; to draw awry; to distort greatly by twisting.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > misshapenness > put out of shape [verb (transitive)] > distort

wresta1000

writheOE

miswrencha1393

wrya1586

divert1609

crumple1615

rumple1636

contort1705

screwa1711

distort1751

twist1769

shevel1777

gnarl1814

1622 [implied in: T. Dekker & P. Massinger Virgin Martir v. sig. L Ile..hang thee In a contorted Chaine of Isicles I'th frigid Zone. (at contorted adj. 1)].

1705 G. Cheyne Philos. Princ. Nat. Relig. i. 68 Spires contorted into small Spheres.

1756 T. Amory Life John Buncle I. 181 These..fleshy fibres, are contorted and bound about with..spiral ramifications..of the nerves.

1846 N. Hawthorne Mosses i. i. 10 The variety of grotesque shapes into which apple-trees contort themselves.

1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. ii. 948/1 The cord is thereby contorted into a spiral.

1864 A. Bain Senses & Intellect (ed. 2) i. ii. 121 The features are violently contorted.

1879 J. N. Lockyer Elem. Lessons Astron. (new ed.) iii. 79 The sedimentary rocks have been..bent, contorted, or twisted to an enormous extent.

figurative.a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) I. xi. 197 Contorted from their established signification.1864 F. C. Bowen Treat. Logic vii. 192 Both halves of the reasoning are contorted.

†2. To hurl forth as a missile or argument. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > refute, disprove [verb (transitive)] > by counter-charge

answerOE

returna1500

retort?1542

reject1553

recharge1566

contort?1567

invert1584

reband1588

recriminate1603

rebut1624

countercharge1626

occur1660

counterprove1679

?1567 Def. Priestes Mariages (new ed.) 165 For it may be well verified of you that ye contort to another: He that is once ouer his shoes, forceth not afterward how deepe he wade in the myer.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	contort
释义	† contortadj. Etymology: < Latin contortus past participle: see contort v. Obsolete. Twisted, contorted. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > misshapenness > [adjective] > of or relating to distortion > distorted wrongwende?c1225 writhenc1475 thrawnc1494 tort1513 encrampised1523 wry1552 thraw?1553 contort1570 wried1576 writhed1578 turned1585 distort1588 tortured1603 wrested1609 contorted1622 distorted1635 twisted1830 wreathed1844 gnarled1851 squinched1899 contortioned1922 pretzelled1938 the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adjective] > twisted spirally woundenOE thwarlc1400 wreathenc1400 writhenc1475 thrown1534 crinkled1558 contort1570 torqued1577 writhed1578 rivelled1594 wrested1609 twound1610 twirled1611 contorted1622 tortile1658 torcular1661 roped1681 wended?1690 twisted1725 entwisteda1800 torquated1851 barley sugar1868 spirated1871 wrangled1876 rangled1924 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Oiii v/1 Contort, contortus. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021). contortv. Brit. /kənˈtɔːt/, U.S. /kənˈtɔrt/ Etymology: < Latin contort- participial stem of contorquēre, < con- + torquēre to twist. 1. transitive. To twist, twist together or round itself; to draw awry; to distort greatly by twisting. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > misshapenness > put out of shape [verb (transitive)] > distort wresta1000 writheOE miswrencha1393 wrya1586 divert1609 crumple1615 rumple1636 contort1705 screwa1711 distort1751 twist1769 shevel1777 gnarl1814 1622 [implied in: T. Dekker & P. Massinger Virgin Martir v. sig. L Ile..hang thee In a contorted Chaine of Isicles I'th frigid Zone. (at contorted adj. 1)]. 1705 G. Cheyne Philos. Princ. Nat. Relig. i. 68 Spires contorted into small Spheres. 1756 T. Amory Life John Buncle I. 181 These..fleshy fibres, are contorted and bound about with..spiral ramifications..of the nerves. 1846 N. Hawthorne Mosses i. i. 10 The variety of grotesque shapes into which apple-trees contort themselves. 1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. ii. 948/1 The cord is thereby contorted into a spiral. 1864 A. Bain Senses & Intellect (ed. 2) i. ii. 121 The features are violently contorted. 1879 J. N. Lockyer Elem. Lessons Astron. (new ed.) iii. 79 The sedimentary rocks have been..bent, contorted, or twisted to an enormous extent. figurative.a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) I. xi. 197 Contorted from their established signification.1864 F. C. Bowen Treat. Logic vii. 192 Both halves of the reasoning are contorted. †2. To hurl forth as a missile or argument. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > refute, disprove [verb (transitive)] > by counter-charge answerOE returna1500 retort?1542 reject1553 recharge1566 contort?1567 invert1584 reband1588 recriminate1603 rebut1624 countercharge1626 occur1660 counterprove1679 ?1567 Def. Priestes Mariages (new ed.) 165 For it may be well verified of you that ye contort to another: He that is once ouer his shoes, forceth not afterward how deepe he wade in the myer. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1570v.?1567
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