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torquere

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Comfort Me Louis Flint Ceci Torquere Press PO Box 2545, Round Rock, TX 78680 1603705546, $13.
In the passage preceding this one, he warns against going over the top with the boy beauty regimen: "sed tibi nec ferro placeat torquere capillos/nec tua mordaci pumice crura teras" - "Don't think it's a good idea to style your hair with curling irons, or depilate your legs with stinging pumice.
seems to support the point: "Usage Note -- Although tortuous and torturous both come from the Latin word torquere, 'to twist,' their primary meanings are distinct.
 
 
 
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