(regional) Distortion.

(obsolete, intransitive) To turn (away); to swerve or deviate.

(obsolete, transitive) To divert; to cause to turn away.

(transitive) To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.).

(transitive, obsolete) To cover; clothe; cover up; cloak; hide.

Turned away, contorted (of the face or body).

Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic.

Twisted, bent, crooked.

Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place.