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单词 tortile
释义

tortile

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tortilis, from the participle stem of torqueō (twist, turn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔːtaɪl/

Adjective

tortile (comparative more tortile, superlative most tortile)

  1. (rare) Twisted, winding, contorted.
    • 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 196)
      He that would behold a very anomalous motion, may observe it in the Tortile and tiring stroakes of Gnat-worms.

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  • triolet
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