Emily Dickinson Lexicon

TWIST, n.

1. A cord, thread or any thing flexible, formed by winding strands or separate things round each other.
2. A cord; a string; a single cord.
3. A contortion; a writhe. Addison.
4. A little roll of tobacco.
5. Manner of twisting. Arbuthnot.
6. A twig. [Not in use.]