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All the vessels are then to be tied or twisted, and the spermatic artery is to be secured alone, not, as used to be the case, included in a common ligature with the other constituents of the cord.— A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners
Then Gordon's lips twisted, as he realized it wasn't all gravy.— Police Your Planet
He knew perfectly well that the histories he had read were doctored, twisted, and, in general, totally unreliable in so far as presenting anything that would be called a history by an unbiased investigator But, knowing this, MacMaine had been able to learn a great deal about the present society.— The Highest Treason
When my life gets tangled and twisted, and I want a minister to help me, I shall be too timid to approach the man who is always in a fluster.— Mushrooms on the Moor
The warp yarns are firmly twisted, the twist being in the opposite direction to the twist in the filling yarn.— Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades

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