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twine

UK/twaɪn/ US/ˈtwaɪn/ uncommon obsolete
verb (5) noun (1)

verb

1.

spin or twist together so as to form a cord

  • “intertwine the ribbons”
  • “Twine the threads into a rope”
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2.

coil around

  • “Wisteria twining the fence posts”
3.

wrap or coil around

  • “roll your hair around your finger”
  • “Twine the thread around the spool”
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4.

make by twisting together or intertwining

  • “twine a rope”
5.

form into a spiral shape

  • “The cord is all twisted”
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noun

1.

a lightweight cord

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Origin

From Middle English twinen, twynen, from Old English *twīnian (“to twine, thread”), from Proto-Germanic *twiznōną (“to thread”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwisnós (“double”), from Proto-Indo-European *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”).

Phrases

  • baler twine
  • devil's twine
  • sea twine
  • settler's twine
  • twine reeler

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