Meanings (ES + gloss)
contorsionar
To contort (a part of the body).
Cicero (as I remember) had gotten a custome to wryth his nose, which signifieth a naturall scoffer.
She twisted her hands behind her; but all the knots held good! / She writhed her hands till her fingers were wet with sweat or blood! / They stretched and strained in the darkness,…
Phrases