Both Uses of
contort
in
Treasure Island
- I had crossed a marshy tract full of willows, bulrushes, and odd, outlandish, swampy trees; and I had now come out upon the skirts of an open piece of undulating, sandy country, about a mile long, dotted with a few pines and a great number of contorted trees, not unlike the oak in growth, but pale in the foliage, like willows.†
Chpt 14 *
- Ben Gunn was on deck alone, and as soon as we came on board he began, with wonderful contortions, to make us a confession.†
Chpt 34
Definition:
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(contort) twist or bend to an unnatural shape -- something such as the human body, a facial expression, or the truth