tortillé

adjective

tor·​til·​lé

¦tȯ(r)tē¦(y)ā

heraldry

: wreathed with a spirally twisted band

Word History

Etymology

French, from past participle of tortiller to twist, wind, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin tortiliare, from Latin tortilis twisted

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