a. Her. [ad. F. tortillé twisted, (in heraldry) wreathed, pa. pple. of tortiller to twist closely, f. tort, pa. pple. of tordre to twist.] (See quots.)
[c. 1828. Berry, Encycl. Her., I. Gloss., Tortillé, a French term for nowed, twisted, or wreathed.
1889. Elvin, Dict. Her., Tortille, nowed, twisted, or wreathed.]
1894. Parker’s Gloss. Her., Tortilly,… a term applied to Ordinaries which are wreathed,… the term wreathy is also found…. Or, a lion rampant gules, a chief tortilly gules and vert … Macritchie.
