intorted

intorted
/in tawr"tid/, adj.
twisted inwardly about an axis or fixed point; curled; wound: intorted horns.
[1605-15; < L intort(us) (var. ptp. of intorquere to turn or twist in; see IN-2, TORT) + -ED2]

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