retorted

English

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈtɔɹtɪd/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈtɔːtɪd/
  • Hyphenation: re‧tort‧ed
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Verb

retorted

  1. simple past and past participle of retort

Adjective

retorted (not comparable)

  1. (heraldry) Interlaced.
    • 1769, John Thorpe, Registrum Roffense, page 804:
      Gules, a lion rampant, his tail forked Or; crest, a pied bull proper; dexter supporter, a griffin parted per fesse, argent and Or; sinister supporter, the same as the crest, horns, collar, and chain retorted, Or.
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Further reading
  • 1892, John Woodward, George Burnett, A Treatise on Heraldry, British and Foreign: With English and French Glossaries, page 702:
    RETORTED - Bent, or twisted back.

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