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.

Anagrams

• Dotterer