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twine

 

  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Twine  \Twine\,  v.  i. 
  1.  To  mutually  twist  together;  to  become  mutually  involved. 
 
  2.  To  wind;  to  bend;  to  make  turns;  to  meander. 
 
  As  rivers,  though  they  bend  and  twine,  Still  to  the 
  sea  their  course  incline.  --Swift. 
 
  3.  To  turn  round;  to  revolve.  [Obs.]  --Chapman. 
 
  4.  To  ascend  in  spiral  lines  about  a  support;  to  climb 
  spirally;  as  many  plants  twine. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Twine  \Twine\,  n.  [AS.  twin,  properly,  a  twisted  or  double 
  thread;  akin  to  D.  twijn,  Icel.  twinni  from  twi-.  See 
  {Twice},  and  cf  {Twin}.] 
  1.  A  twist;  a  convolution. 
 
  Typhon  huge,  ending  in  snaky  twine.  --Milton. 
 
  2.  A  strong  thread  composed  of  two  or  three  smaller  threads 
  or  strands  twisted  together,  and  used  for  various 
  purposes,  as  for  binding  small  parcels,  making  nets,  and 
  the  like  a  small  cord  or  string. 
 
  3.  The  act  of  twining  or  winding  round.  --J.  Philips. 
 
  {Twine  reeler},  a  kind  of  machine  for  twisting  twine;  a  kind 
  of  mule,  or  spinning  machine. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Twine  \Twine\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Twined};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Twining}.]  [OE.  twinen,  fr  AS  tw[imac]n  a  twisted  thread; 
  akin  to  D.  twijnen  to  twine,  Icel.  &  Sw  tvinna  Dan.  tvinde 
  See  {Twine},  n.] 
  1.  To  twist  together;  to  form  by  twisting  or  winding  of 
  threads;  to  wreathe;  as  fine  twined  linen. 
 
  2.  To  wind,  as  one  thread  around  another,  or  as  any  flexible 
  substance  around  another  body. 
 
  Let  me  twine  Mine  arms  about  that  body.  --Shak. 
 
  3.  To  wind  about  to  embrace;  to  entwine. 
 
  Let  wreaths  of  triumph  now  my  temples  twine.  --Pope. 
 
  4.  To  change  the  direction  of  [Obs.]  --Fairfax. 
 
  5.  To  mingle;  to  mix.  [Obs.]  --Crashaw. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  twine 
  n  :  a  lightweight  cord  [syn:  {string}] 
  v  1:  twine  or  twist  together;  "intertwine  the  threads"  [syn:  {intertwine}, 
  {entwine},  {enlace},  {interlace},  {lace}]  [ant:  {untwine}] 
  2:  grow  upward




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