Defn: To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to chant; as, to intone the church service.
INTONE
In*tone", v. i.
Defn: To utter a prolonged tone or a deep, protracted sound; to speak or recite in a measured, sonorous manner; to intonate. Pope.
INTORSION In*tor"sion, n. Etym: [L. intortio a curling, crisping: cf. F. intorsion. See Intort, and cf. Intortion.]
1. A winding, bending, or twisting.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: The bending or twining of any part of a plant toward one side or the other, or in any direction from the vertical.
INTORT
In*tort", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Intorting.]
Etym: [L. intortus, p. p. of intoquere to twist; pref. in- in +
torquere to twist.]
Defn: To twist in and out; to twine; to wreathe; to wind; to wring.
Pope.
INTORTION
In*tor"tion, n.