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Volvulus :: Volvulus (n.) Any twisting or displacement of the intestines causing obstruction; ileus. See Ileus.

Guilloche :: Guilloche (n.) An ornament in the form of two or more bands or strings twisted over each other in a continued series, leaving circular openings which are filled with round ornaments..

Throw-crook :: Throw-crook (n.) An instrument used for twisting ropes out of straw.

Twist :: Twist (v. t.) Hence, to form as if by winding one part around another; to wreathe; to make up..

Glass-rope :: Glass-rope (n.) A remarkable vitreous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, first brought from Japan. It has a long stem, consisting of a bundle of long and large, glassy, siliceous fibers, twisted together..

Flexible :: Flexible (a.) Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle..

Sliver :: Sliver (n.) A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which preceeds spinning..

Wind :: Wind (v. t.) To turn completely, or with repeated turns; especially, to turn about something fixed; to cause to form convolutions about anything; to coil; to twine; to twist; to wreathe; as, to wind thread on a spool or into a ball..

Twist :: Twist (n.) A kind of closely twisted, strong sewing silk, used by tailors, saddlers, and the like..

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

Crooked :: Crooked (a.) Characterized by a crook or curve; not straight; turning; bent; twisted; deformed.

Water-laid :: Water-laid (a.) Having a left-hand twist; -- said of cordage; as, a water-laid, or left-hand, rope..

Kneck :: Kneck (n.) The twisting of a rope or cable, as it is running out..

Plica :: Plica (v.) A disease of the hair (Plica polonica), in which it becomes twisted and matted together. The disease is of Polish origin, and is hence called also Polish plait..

Cast :: Cast (v. i.) To warp; to become twisted out of shape.

Cord :: Cord (n.) A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together..

Bullion :: Bullion (n.) Heavy twisted fringe, made of fine gold or silver wire and used for epaulets; also, any heavy twisted fringe whose cords are prominent..

Strepsipterous :: Strepsiptera (n. pl.) A group of small insects having the anterior wings rudimentary, and in the form of short and slender twisted appendages, while the posterior ones are large and membranous. They are parasitic in the larval state on bees, wasps, and the like; -- called also Rhipiptera. See Illust. under Rhipipter..

Purl :: Purl (n.) An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band..

Untwist :: Untwist (v. t.) To separate and open, as twisted threads; to turn back, as that which is twisted; to untwine..

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