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n.
One of the threads of a warp, -- usually more tightly twisted than the filling.
n.
One who twists; specifically, the person whose occupation is to twist or join the threads of one warp to those of another, in weaving.
n.
That which is formed by twisting, convoluting, or uniting parts.
v. t.
To wind into; to insinuate; -- used reflexively; as, avarice twists itself into all human concerns.
n.
A roll of twisted dough, baked.
v. t.
To unite by winding one thread, strand, or other flexible substance, round another; to form by convolution, or winding separate things round each other; as, to twist yarn or thread.
v. t.
Hence, to turn from the true form or meaning; to pervert; as, to twist a passage cited from an author.
n.
A kind of closely twisted, strong sewing silk, used by tailors, saddlers, and the like.
n.
The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a convolution; a bending.
v. i.
To be contorted; to writhe; to be distorted by torsion; to be united by winding round each other; to be or become twisted; as, some strands will twist more easily than others.
n.
A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together; as, Damascus twist.
n.
The instrument used in twisting, or making twists.
v. t.
To form into a thread from many fine filaments; as, to twist wool or cotton.
v. t.
To distort, as a solid body, by turning one part relatively to another about an axis passing through both; to subject to torsion; as, to twist a shaft.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Twist
n.
A little twisted roll of tobacco.
n.
The form given in twisting.
imp. & p. p.
of Twist
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