The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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2. To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible
substance around another body.
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Let me twine
Mine arms about that body. --Shak.
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3. To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.
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Let wreaths of triumph now my temples twine. --Pope.
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4. To change the direction of. [Obs.] --Fairfax.
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5. To mingle; to mix. [Obs.] --Crashaw.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Twining \Twin"ing\, a.
Winding around something; twisting; embracing; climbing by
winding about a support; as, the hop is a twining plant.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Twining \Twin"ing\, a.
The act of one who, or that which, twines; (Bot.) the act of
climbing spirally.
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U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Twining, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan
Population (2000): 192
Housing Units (2000): 79
Land area (2000): 0.958273 sq. miles (2.481916 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.958273 sq. miles (2.481916 sq. km)
FIPS code: 81020
Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location: 44.112735 N, 83.806745 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 48766
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Twining, MI
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