About The Word Twine

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Twine

Twine Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Twine?
[n] a lightweight cord
[v] form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" [v] spin or twist together so as to form a cord; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope" [v] make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope" [v] wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool" [v] coil around; "Wisteria twining the fence posts" Synonyms | Synonyms for Twine: distort | roll | string | twist | wrap Related Terms | Find terms related to Twine: See Also | ball | chalk line | change form | change shape | circle | clew | clue | coil | contort | cord | create | curl | deform | displace | encircle | enlace | entangle | entwine | environ | fold | interlace | intertwine | interweave | kink | knot | lace | loop | make | mat | move | packthread | plash | pleach | ravel | reel | ring | roll up | round | snapline | snarl | spin | splice | spool | surround | tangle | twine | wattle | weave | wind | wrap up | wreathe | wrench | wring Twine In Webster's Dictionary \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.
\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. \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. |
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