|tȯ(r)tē|(y)ā adjective
Etymology: French, from past participle of tortiller to twist, wind, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin tortiliare, from Latin tortilis twisted — more at tortile
heraldry : wreathed with a spirally twisted band
|tȯ(r)tē|(y)ā adjective
Etymology: French, from past participle of tortiller to twist, wind, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin tortiliare, from Latin tortilis twisted — more at tortile
heraldry : wreathed with a spirally twisted band
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012