Both Uses of
distort
in
The Aeneid
- We saw their stern distorted looks, from far, And one-eyed glance, that vainly threaten'd war: A dreadful council, with their heads on high; (The misty clouds about their foreheads fly;) Not yielding to the tow'ring tree of Jove, Or tallest cypress of Diana's grove.†
Book 3
- Full on the crest the Gorgon's head they place, With eyes that roll in death, and with distorted face.†
Book 8 *
Definition:
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(distort) to alter something in an unnatural or untrue way