upwoundadj.
/ʌpˈwaʊnd/ (up- prefix 3b. Cf. upwind v.)
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the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adjective] > disposed in or forming (a) coil(s)
twinedc1300
wounda1382
wreathenc1400
wrinkledc1403
wreathedc1425
whorlish1562
folded1570
writhen1584
upwound1590
entortilled1629
coiled1661
whirled1715
whirl-shaped1762
crinkum-crankum1766
convoluted1811
gyrated1822
rounded1845
vorticiform1849
looped1850
vorticose1870
convolute1874
gyrate1876
swirled1909
snake-spiral1922
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > [adjective] > wrapped
bewrapped1447
upwound1590
wrappered1896
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > [adjective] > wrapped > with something wound round
upwound1590
strip-wound1907
1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. i. sig. A5 Her huge long taile..Was in knots and many boughtes vpwound.
1610 G. Fletcher Christs Victorie 4 Pale Sicknes, with his kercher'd head vpwound.
1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. I6v The lowest is not awake, Therefore the midst lies close in sleep upwound.
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adj.1590