They were the same dark colour as her tunic, with one leg shortened to cover the joining of the wooden leg to her flesh.

If the legs shortened and brought the body down onto the ground, it'd easy cover the whole muddy plain and all the people standing on it.

The front and side legs lengthened, the back legs shortened, fitting themselves plainly to what must be a varying angle of descent beyond.

I thickened, arms and legs shortening as I dropped to all fours and tossed my head in panic.

The disorder may affect one side or both, with the hip being deformed and the leg shortened.

He had to take quicker steps as his legs shortened, and he stepped cautiously for a few meters, learning how to move in this unfamiliar form.

Or shortened their legs so that their feet adjoined their buttocks!

The amount by which a leg shortens during a stride (i.e. its peak displacement) is proportional to .

Its legs shortened, and it clawed its way surefootedly up the forty-five-degree surface like a mountain lion.

Occasionally, the legs of one of those walking or standing would also lengthen or shorten, for no apparent reason.