The creak of bending wood filled the air as every man hauled back on the twisted cords.

A black stuff or silk hood edged along the cowl with a twisted cord of white, blue and red.

Do you know how many hours I spent deciding between a plain gold band round the tops, or a twisted cord?

From each tube, a dark, twisted cord ran across the ground and behind a low wall, perhaps three paces long, on the far side.

The sleeves are purple and held back with white twisted cords and buttons.

From her pocket, Desdra drew a length of stout, well- twisted cord.

Long thread-like lines descended from there, growing as they neared to become bright twisted cords of flame.

The veins at his temple were like twisted cords, but he remained immovable.

He drew from his wide belt a long bladed knife, stooped over me to saw through those twisted cords which held my ankles tightly together.

High above the long table are three clusters of bare light bulbs dangling from twisted cords, unusual but effective chandeliers.