LAT

Lewis Short

tortūra (noun F) : torqueo (post-class.).
* A twisting, wreathing: sarmenti,Pall. Febr. 9, 8.
* Torment, torture: ventris, the gripes. colic. = tormina: tortura et extensio ventris dolorque,Veg. Vet. 1, 40 fin.; 2, 55.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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