单词 | writhen |
释义 | writhen/ˈrɪð(ə)n /(also wrythen) adjective 1 literary Twisted or contorted out of normal shape or form.It's afternoon, about a quarter to one, and the sparrows abound, alighting in the numerous olive trees twisting in writhen contortion round the flanks of the pavilion....
2(Of antique glass or silver) having spirally twisted ornamentation.Among these may be mentioned the writhen knop dating from about 1550....
OriginOld English in the sense 'plaited, entwined', archaic past participle of writhe. |
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