WRITHEN


Meaning of WRITHEN in English

[ 'rɪδ(ə)n ]

(also wrythen )

■ adjective

1》 literary twisted or contorted out of normal shape.

2》 (of antique glass or silver) having spirally twisted ornamentation.

Origin

OE, archaic past participle of writhe .

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