involution, circumvolution; wave, undulation, tortuosity,
anfractuosity†; sinuosity, sinuation†; meandering, circuit,
circumbendibus†, twist, twirl, windings and turnings, ambages†; torsion;
inosculation†; reticulation &c (crossing) 219; rivulation†; roughness &c
256.
coil, roll, curl; buckle, spiral, helix, corkscrew, worm, volute,
rundle; tendril; scollop†, scallop, escalop†; kink; ammonite,
snakestone†.
serpent, eel, maze, labyrinth.
knot.
V. be convoluted &c adj.; wind, twine, turn and twist, twirl; wave,
undulate, meander; inosculate†; entwine, intwine†; twist, coil, roll;
wrinkle, curl, crisp, twill; frizzle; crimp, crape, indent, scollop†,
scallop, wring, intort†; contort; wreathe &c (cross) 219.
Adj. convoluted; winding, twisted &c v.; tortile†, tortive†; wavy;
undated, undulatory; circling, snaky, snake-like, serpentine; serpent,
anguill†, vermiform; vermicular; mazy, tortuous, sinuous, flexuous,
anfractuous†, reclivate†, rivulose†, scolecoid†; sigmoid, sigmoidal
[Geom.]; spiriferous†, spiroid†; involved, intricate, complicated,
perplexed; labyrinth, labyrinthic†, labyrinthian†, labyrinthine;
peristaltic; daedalian†; kinky, knotted.
wreathy†, frizzly, crepe, buckled; raveled &c (in disorder) 59.
spiral, coiled, helical; cochleate, cochleous; screw-shaped;
turbinated, turbiniform†.
Adv. in and out, round and round; a can of worms; Gordian knot.