Band books

2. The state of being rolled upon itself,
or rolled or doubled together; a tortuous or sinuous winding or
fold, as of something rolled or folded upon itself.
Blackmore.

3. (Anat.) An irregular, tortuous
folding of an organ or part; as, the convolutions of the
intestines; the cerebral convolutions. See
Brain.

Con*volve" (?), v. t. [imp.
& p. p. Convolved (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Convolving.] [L. convolvere, -
volutum; con- + volvere to roll. See
Voluble.] To roll or wind together; to roll or twist
one part on another.

Then Satan first knew pain,

And writhed him to and fro convolved.

Milton.

Con*vol`vu*la"ceous (?), a. [From
Convolvus.] (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or
resembling, the family of plants of which the bindweed and the
morning-glory are common examples.

Con*vol"vu*lin (?), n.
(Chem.) A glucoside occurring in jalap (the root of a
convolvulaceous plant), and extracted as a colorless, tasteless,
gummy mass of powerful purgative properties.


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