involute (adj.)

early 15c., "wrapped," from Latin involutus "rolled up, intricate, obscure," past participle of involvere "envelop, surround; roll into, wrap up" (see involve).

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involve (v.)

late 14c., "envelop, surround; make cloudy or obscure," from Old French involver and directly from Latin involvere "envelop, surround, overwhelm," literally "roll into," from in- "in" (from PIE root *en "in") + volvere "to roll," from PIE root *wel- (3) "to turn, revolve." Mid-15c. as "concern oneself." Sense of "take in, include" first recorded c. 1600. Related: Involved; Involving.

Obscurest night involved the sky,

The Atlantic billows roared,

[Cowper, "The Castaway"]

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Definitions of involute from WordNet

involute (adj.)

especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward;

Synonyms: rolled

involute (adj.)

(of some shells) closely coiled so that the axis is obscured;

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