Anfractuosities

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anfractuosity \An*frac`tu*os"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Anfractuosities}.
     [Cf. F. anfractuosit['e].]
     1. A state of being anfractuous, or full of windings and
        turnings; sinuosity.
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              The anfractuosities of his intellect and temper.
                                                    --Macaulay.
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     2. (Anat.) A sinuous depression or sulcus like those
        separating the convolutions of the brain.
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