wendedadj.
/ˈwɛndᵻd/, U.S. /ˈwɛndəd/ Now rare (English regional (Northumberland) in later use).
Twisted, plaited.
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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
?1690 Merry Bag-pipes (single sheet) Her Bongrace was of wended Straw.
1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words II. 766 Wanded, wended, plaited, interlaced, interwoven.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.?1690