Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DE-TORT'
DE-TORT', v.t. [L. detortus, of detorqueo; de and torqueo, to twist.]
To twist; to wrest; to pervert; to turn from the original or plain meaning. – Dryden.
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DE-TORT', v.t. [L. detortus, of detorqueo; de and torqueo, to twist.]
To twist; to wrest; to pervert; to turn from the original or plain meaning. – Dryden.
Return to page 83 of the letter “D”.