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Twine \Twine\, v. i.
1. To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved.
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2. To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander.
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As rivers, though they bend and twine,
Still to the sea their course incline. --Swift.
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3. To turn round; to revolve. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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4. To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb
spirally; as, many plants twine.
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Twine \Twine\ (tw[imac]n), n. [AS. tw[imac]n, properly, a
twisted or double thread; akin to D. twijn, Icel. tvinni;
from twi-. See {Twice}, and cf. {Twin}.]
1. A twist; a convolution.
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Typhon huge, ending in snaky twine. --Milton.
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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.
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3. The act of twining or winding round. --J. Philips.
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{Twine reeler}, a kind of machine for twisting twine; a kind
of mule, or spinning machine.
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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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