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TORT'UOUS, a. [L. tortuosus.] 1. Twisted; wreathed; winding; as a tortuous train...
TORTUOS'ITY, n. [from tortuous.] The state of being twisted or wreathed; wreath;...
TOR'TOISE-SHELL, n. [tortoise and shell.] The shell or rather scales of the tort...
TORTOISE, n. tor'tis.] from L. tortus, twisted.] 1. An animal of the genus Testu...
TORT'IVE, a. [L. tortus.] Twisted; wreathed.
TOR'TIOUS, a. [from tort.] Injurious; done by wrong. 1. In law, implying tort, o...
TORT'ILE TOR'TION, n. [L. tortus.] Torment; pain. [Not in use.]
TORT'IL, a. [L. tortilis.] Twisted; wreathed; coiled. In botany, coiled like a r...
TORT, n. [L. tortus, twisted, from torqueo. The primary sense is to turn or stra...
TOR'STEN, n. An iron ore of a bright bluish black, _c.
TOR'SO, n. The trunk of a statue, mutilated of head and limbs; as the torso of H...
TOR'SION, n. [L. torsio, from torqueo, to twist.] The act of turning or twisting...
TOR'SEL, n. [supra.] Any thing in a twisted form; as torsels for mantle-trees.
TORSE, n. [L. tortus.] In heraldry, a wreath.
TOR'RIDNESS, n. The state of being very hot or parched.
TOR'RID, a. [L. torridus, from torreo, to roast.] 1. Parched; dried with heat; a...