I.bent, stretched, or grown inwards, or awry.
I. Lit.: “(canes) debent esse cruribus rectis et potius varis quam vatiis,” Varr. R. R. 2, 9, 4; hence of persons with legs bent inwards, knock-kneed (cf. valgus): hunc varum distortis cruribus; “illum Balbutit scaurum pravis fultum male talis,” Hor. S. 1, 3, 47 (cf. Orelli et Dillenb. ad loc.); Lucil. ap. Non. 26, 12; Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 54; Dig. 21, 1, 10 fin.: “manus,” i. e. bent, crooked, Ov. M. 9, 33: “bracchia,” Mart. 7, 32, 9; Stat. Th. 6, 850: “cornua,” Ov. M. 12, 382; id. Am. 1, 3, 24: “talea,” Col. 5, 9, 2.—