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obvolution rare.|ɒbvəˈl(j)uːʃən|
[ad. L. obvolūtiōn-em a wrapping round, enveloping, n. of action f. obvolvĕre: see obvolve.]
The wrapping or folding of a bandage round a limb; also, † a fold, twist, or turn (of something coiled).
1578Banister Hist. Man vi. 87 In..their foldes, wrethes obuolutions, and Glandules, so much seede is conteined. 1649Bulwer Pathomyot. ii. x. 234 Although the Tongue may seeme a Muscle because of its wrested obvolutions and implications..yet it is not. 1857Mayne Expos. Lex., Obvolutio,..applied to the employment of bandages that are wrapped round any limb: obvolution. |