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Unlay :: Unlay (v. t.) To untwist; as, to unlay a rope..

Snakewood :: Snakewood (n.) An East Indian climbing shrub (Ophioxylon serpentinum) which has the roots and stems twisted so as to resemble serpents.

Wicking :: Wicking (n.) the material of which wicks are made; esp., a loosely braided or twisted cord or tape of cotton..

Raw :: Raw (superl.) Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton.

Rope :: Rope (n.) A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and string, only in its size. See Cordage..

Floss :: Floss (n.) Untwisted filaments of silk, used in embroidering..

Twisting :: Twisting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Twis.

Strepsorhine :: Strepsorhine (a.) Having twisted nostrils; -- said of the lemurs.

Twist :: Twist (n.) The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon.

Twist :: Twist (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..

Tortive :: Tortive (a.) Twisted; wreathed.

Worsted :: Worsted (n.) Fine and soft woolen yarn, untwisted or lightly twisted, used in knitting and embroidery..

Wreathe :: Wreathe (n.) To surround with anything twisted or convolved; to encircle; to infold.

Cordelle :: Cordelle (n.) A twisted cord; a tassel.

Tortility :: Tortility (n.) The quality or state of being tortile, twisted, or wreathed..

Fake :: Fake (v. t.) To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form,, to prevent twisting when running out..

Whiplash :: Whiplash (n.) The lash of a whip, -- usually made of thongs of leather, or of cords, braided or twisted..

Tharms :: Tharms (n. pl.) Twisted guts.

Throw :: Throw (v. t.) To twist two or more filaments of, as silk, so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; -- sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver..

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

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