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writhen


(also wrythen)

/ˈrɪð(ə)n/
adjective
1 literary Twisted or contorted out of normal shape or form.
2 (of antique glass or silver) having spirally twisted ornamentation.

Origin
Old English in the sense ‘plaited, entwined’, archaic past participle of writhe.

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Attempting to swat away the wasps, Bob contorted himself, twisting around like a writhen vase.

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