introvert

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An organ or other part that is or can be turned out, especially an anterior portion of some annelid worms capable of retraction.
1883, E. Ray Lankester, ''Encyclopaedia Britannica'', Vol. XVI, p. 652, s.v. "Mollusca":

Important distinctions which obtain amongst the various ‘introverts’ or intro- and e-versible tubes so frequently met with in animal bodies.

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An introverted person: one who is considered more thoughtful than social, with a personality more inwardly than outwardly directed; one who often prefers to have time in non-social situations.
1916, Constance Ellen Long trans. (w) as ''Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology'', p. 349:

An Extravert can hardly conceive the necessity which compels the Introvert to conquer the world by means of a system.

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A reserved person.
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To turn inwards.
To think about internal or spiritual matters.
1671, Abraham Woodhead trans. ''The Life of the Holy Mother Saint Teresa...'', xxviii:

(..) the Soul being straight, introverted (..) into itself, and easily conforming to God's will and time (..)

{{quote-text|en|year=1822|author=William Hazlitt|chapter=Prejudice|title=Table-talk|page=85
To withdraw an organ or part within itself or its base.
1785, William Cowper, "The Task", Cant. IV, ll. 633 ff.:

His awkward gait, his introverted toes,Bent knees, round shoulders, and dejected looks (..)

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