Twine Definition

twīn
twined, twines, twining
verb
twined, twines, twining
To twist, interlace, etc.
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To twist together; intertwine; interlace.
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To form by twisting, intertwining, or interlacing.
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To encircle or wreathe (one thing) with another.
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To wind (something) around something else.
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noun
twines
Strong thread, string, or cord of two or more strands twisted together.
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A twining or being twined.
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A twined thing or part; twist; convolution.
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A tangle; snarl.
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A twining branch or spray of a plant.
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Other Word Forms of Twine

Noun

Singular:
twine
Plural:
twines

Origin of Twine

  • From Middle English twine, twyne, twin, from Old English twÄ«n (“double thread, twist, twine, linen-thread, linen"), from Proto-Germanic *twiznaz (“thread, twine"), from Proto-Indo-European *dwisnós (“double"), from *dwóh₁ (“two"). Cognate with Dutch twijn (“twine"), Dutch tweern (“thread, twine"), German Zwirn (“thread"), Icelandic tvinni (“a double-thread"). More at twire.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Middle English twinen, twynen, from Old English *twÄ«nian (“to twine, thread"), from Proto-Germanic *twiznōnÄ… (“to thread"), from Proto-Indo-European *dwisnós (“double"), from *dwóh₁ (“two"). Cognate with Dutch twijnen (“to twine, contort, throw"), Danish tvinde (“to twist"), Swedish tvinna (“to twist, twine, throw"), Icelandic tvinna (“to merge, twine").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English twinen from twin twine from Old English twīn double thread dwo- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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