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Cortile vs Tortile - What's the difference?

cortile | tortile |

As a noun cortile

is (architecture) an internal courtyard, surrounded by walls but open to the sky.

As an adjective tortile is

(rare) twisted, winding, contorted.

cortile

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (architecture) An internal courtyard, surrounded by walls but open to the sky
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    tortile

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (rare) Twisted, winding, contorted.
  • * 1658': He that would behold a very anomalous motion, may observe it in the '''Tortile and tiring stroakes of Gnat-worms. — Sir Thomas Browne, ''The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 196)

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