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Intertwine :: Intertwine (v. i.) To be twined or twisted together; to become mutually involved or enfolded.

Unwind :: Unwind (v. t.) To wind off; to loose or separate, as what or convolved; to untwist; to untwine; as, to unwind thread; to unwind a ball of yarn..

Tippet :: Tippet (n.) A length of twisted hair or gut in a fish line.

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

Wreath :: Wreath (n.) An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest (see Illust. of Crest). It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the arms..

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

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

Twister :: Twister (n.) The instrument used in twisting, or making twists..

Distort :: Distort (v. t.) To force or put out of the true posture or direction; to twist aside mentally or morally.

Pretzel :: Pretzel (n.) A kind of German biscuit or cake in the form of a twisted ring, salted on the outside..

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

Crewel :: Crewel (n.) Worsted yarn,, slackly twisted, used for embroidery..

Slub :: Slub (v. t.) To draw out and twist slightly; -- said of slivers of wool.

Throstle :: Throstle (n.) A machine for spinning wool, cotton, etc., from the rove, consisting of a set of drawing rollers with bobbins and flyers, and differing from the mule in having the twisting apparatus stationary and the processes continuous; -- so called because it makes a singing noise..

Cotton :: Cotton (n.) A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two thirds of an inch to an inch and a half..

Entwist :: Entwist (v. t.) To twist or wreathe round; to intwine.

Whirl :: Whirl (v. t.) A revolving hook used in twisting, as the hooked spindle of a rope machine, to which the threads to be twisted are attached..

Spin :: Spin (v. i.) To practice spinning; to work at drawing and twisting threads; to make yarn or thread from fiber; as, the woman knows how to spin; a machine or jenny spins with great exactness..

English :: English (n.) A twist or spinning motion given to a ball in striking it that influences the direction it will take after touching a cushion or another ball.

Wreathy :: Wreathy (a.) Wreathed; twisted; curled; spiral; also, full of wreaths..

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