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Definition of Retwist
1. twist [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: twist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Retwist
Literary usage of Retwist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1887)
"... if precautions are taken to retwist; and that when ... and retwist it, he had
intrusted a simple matter to O'Brien which did not demand the exercise of ..."
2. The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald (1908)
"... began to untwist and retwist, to uncoil and recoil himself, swinging and
swaying, knotting and relaxing himself with strangest curves and convolutions, ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The great pods measure 10 to 20 inches long, are curved, and "in drying twist
and retwist while they open, and skilfully scatter seeds in diverse ..."
4. The Popular Science Monthly (1889)
"It was then soaked in cold or tepid water, washed and rinsed, wrung and " twisted
and retwist- ed upon itself " ; again stretched and manipulated into shape ..."
5. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1889)
"It wag then soaked in cold or tepid water, washed and rinsed, wrung and " twisted
and retwist- ed upon itself " ; again stretched and manipulated into shape ..."
6. Southern Wild Flowers and Trees: Together with Shrubs, Vines and Various by Alice Lounsberry (1901)
"Very curious are the pods as they twist and retwist in drying and thus secure
for the seeds a diverse distribution. ..."
7. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"... and "in drying twist and retwist while chey open, and skilfully scatter seeds
in diverse directions." Lod'don, Australia, one of the most important ..."
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