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THROWN AND TWISTED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thrown and twisted mean?
• THROWN AND TWISTED (adjective)
The adjective THROWN AND TWISTED has 1 sense:
1. twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread
Familiarity information: THROWN AND TWISTED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• THROWN AND TWISTED (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread
Synonyms:
thrown; thrown and twisted
Context example:
thrown silk is raw silk that has been twisted and doubled into yarn
Similar:
tangled (in a confused mass)
Domain usage:
archaicism; archaism (the use of an archaic expression)
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