writhen in English
adjective
1
twisted or contorted out of normal shape or form.
It's afternoon, about a quarter to one, and the sparrows abound, alighting in the numerous olive trees twisting in writhen contortion round the flanks of the pavilion.
2
(of antique glass or silver) having spirally twisted ornamentation.
Among these may be mentioned the writhen knop dating from about 1550.
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1. Princeton's WordNet (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Contorted, writhed, writhen (adj) twisted (especially as …
2. The name Bistort (Latin bis = twice, torta = twisted) bears reference to the twice-twisted character of the root-stock, an old local name, 'Twice-Writhen,' being a literal translation of the Latin