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Glass-rope :: Glass-rope (n.) A remarkable vitreous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, first brought from Japan. It has a long stem, consisting of a bundle of long and large, glassy, siliceous fibers, twisted together..

Wreathe :: Wreathe (n.) To twist; to convolve; to wind one about another; to entwine.

Twisted :: Twisted (a.) Contorted; crooked spirally; subjected to torsion; hence, perverted..

Elastic :: Elastic (a.) Springing back; having a power or inherent property of returning to the form from which a substance is bent, drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; having the power of rebounding; as, a bow is elastic; the air is elastic; India rubber is elastic..

Knout :: Knout (n.) A kind of whip for flogging criminals, formerly much used in Russia. The last is a tapering bundle of leather thongs twisted with wire and hardened, so that it mangles the flesh..

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

Contortuplicate :: Contortuplicate (a.) Plaited lengthwise and twisted in addition, as the bud of the morning-glory..

Fox :: Fox (n.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar; -- used for seizings or mats..

Twist :: Twist (v. t.) To form into a thread from many fine filaments; as, to twist wool or cotton..

Imp :: Imp (n.) Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or repair it, -- as, an addition to a beehive; a feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; a length of twisted hair in a fishing line..

Unlay :: Unlay (v. t.) To untwist; as, to unlay a rope..

Cue :: Cue (v. t.) To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.

Cable :: Cable (n.) A molding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope; -- called also cable molding..

Fly :: Fly (v. i.) The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn..

Wound :: Wound () imp. & p. p. of Wind to twist, and Wind to sound by blowing..

Crape :: Crape (n.) A thin, crimped stuff, made of raw silk gummed and twisted on the mill. Black crape is much used for mourning garments, also for the dress of some clergymen..

Wreathe :: Wreathe (n.) To twine or twist about; to surround; to encircle.

Wind :: Wind (n.) The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist; a winding.

Displat :: Displat (v. t.) To untwist; to uncurl; to unplat.

Wreathe :: Wreathe (n.) To cause to revolve or writhe; to twist about; to turn.

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