v. Obs. Also 7 entortle, intortle, -tell. [ad. F. entortiller, f. en (see EN-) + tortiller to twist, ad. late L. tortillāre, f. tort-us, pa. pple. of torquēre to twist.] trans. To entwine, coil.
1633. T. Adams, Exp. 2 Peter iii. 3. 1133. The secrets of Gods providence are curled and intortled [later ed. intorted], wee cannot unfold them.
1641. J. Jackson, True Evang. T., II. 143. The red scarlet lace of Christs blood, must be entortled and interwoven into a bracelet.
1652. Sclater, 2nd Cir. Auth., Ep. Ded. All which, so intortelled as they are within each other [etc.].
1653. H. Cogan, trans. Pinto’s Trav., xxviii. (1663), 110. His tail might be some twenty fathoms long, and was entortilled about such another Monster.
Hence † Entortilled, ppl. a., † Entortillation, Obs., the action of twisting or entwining.
1629. J. Maxwell, trans. Herodian (1635), 236. By which darke and intortled Speeches, he meant they should rather ghesse at what was done, than directly understand him.
1633. J. Done, Hist. Septuagint, 47. Borders, Raysings, Flowries, and Wrappings, Entortilations, and such like.
