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Tortile :: Tortile (a.) Twisted; wreathed; coiled.

Retort :: Retort (n.) To bend or curve back; as, a retorted line..

Quirk :: Quirk (n.) A smart retort; a quibble; a shallow conceit.

Cruciation :: Cruciation (n.) The act of torturing; torture; torment.

Detorting :: Detorting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Detor.

Extortion :: Extortion (n.) The offense committed by an officer who corruptly claims and takes, as his fee, money, or other thing of value, that is not due, or more than is due, or before it is due..

Blade :: Blade (n.) The four large shell plates on the sides, and the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace of the sea turtle, which yield the best tortoise shell..

Fireworm :: Fireworm (n.) The larva of a small tortricid moth which eats the leaves of the cranberry, so that the vines look as if burned; -- called also cranberry worm..

Wrongdoer :: Wrongdoer (n.) One who commits a tort or trespass; a trespasser; a tort feasor.

Brace :: Brace (n.) A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell..

Adopter :: Adopter (n.) A receiver, with two necks, opposite to each other, one of which admits the neck of a retort, and the other is joined to another receiver. It is used in distillations, to give more space to elastic vapors, to increase the length of the neck of a retort, or to unite two vessels whose openings have different diameters..

Extortious :: Extortious (a.) Extortionate.

Haggard :: Haggard (a.) Having the expression of one wasted by want or suffering; hollow-eyed; having the features distorted or wasted, or anxious in appearance; as, haggard features, eyes..

Tubulure :: Tubulure (n.) A short tubular opening at the top of a retort, or at the top or side of a bottle; a tubulation..

Retort :: Retort (v. t.) The return of, or reply to, an argument, charge, censure, incivility, taunt, or witticism; a quick and witty or severe response..

Entortilation :: Entortilation (n.) A turning into a circle; round figures.

Buckle :: Buckle (n.) A distortion bulge, bend, or kink, as in a saw blade or a plate of sheet metal..

Tortuose :: Tortuose (a.) Wreathed; twisted; winding.

Intort :: Intort (v. t.) To twist in and out; to twine; to wreathe; to wind; to wring.

Galley :: Galley (n.) An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace.

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