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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Writhen | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for Writhen | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Writhe \Writhe\, v. t. [imp. {Writhed}; p. p. {Writhed}, Obs. or Poetic {Writhen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Writhing}.] [OE. writhen, AS. wr[c6][?]an to twist; akin to OHG. r[c6]dan, Icel. r[c6][?]a, Sw. vrida, Dan. vride. Cf. {Wreathe}, {Wrest}, {Wroth}.] 1. To twist; to turn; now, usually, to twist or turn so as to distort; to wring. [bd]With writhing [turning] of a pin.[b8] --Chaucer. Then Satan first knew pain, And writhed him to and fro. --Milton. Her mouth she writhed, her forehead taught to frown. --Dryden. His battle-writhen arms, and mighty hands. --Tennyson. 2. To wrest; to distort; to pervert. The reason which he yieldeth showeth the least part of his meaning to be that whereunto his words are writhed. --Hooker. 3. To extort; to wring; to wrest. [R.] | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Writhen \Writh"en\, a. Having a twisted distorted from. A writhen staff his step unstable guides. --Fairfax. | |
