Meanings of twist knot in English

His fingers were longer, and his knuckles stood out like twisted knots of wood.

Cold though the vault was, sweat globuled his forehead, where the veins had swelled to twisting knots.

Already, the young captain was inking a response and twisting knots of reply into the blue thread of inquiry.

With difficulty could they manipulate the heavy chains through the auger holes; with pain they twisted knots, bored holes.

Ireland's " twisted knots of history" created division and violence, but are being dismantled by the peace process, President Mary McAleese said today.