I. ˈtwīn noun
Etymology: Middle English twin, from Old English twīn; akin to Middle Dutch twijn twine, Old English twā two
Date: before 12th century
1. : a strong string of two or more strands twisted together
2. archaic : a twined or interlaced part or object
3. archaic : an act of twining, interlacing, or embracing
• twiny ˈtwī-nē adjective
II. verb
( twined ; twin·ing )
Date: 13th century
transitive verb
1.
a. : to twist together
b. : to form by twisting : weave
2.
a. : interlace
the girl twined her hands — John Buchan
b. : to cause to encircle or enfold something
c. : to cause to be encircled
intransitive verb
1. : to coil about a support
2. : to stretch or move in a sinuous manner : meander
the river twine s through the valley
• twin·er noun
III. verb
( twined ; twin·ing )
Etymology: alteration of Scots twin, from Middle English twinnen, from twin double
Date: 1722
transitive verb
chiefly Scottish : to cause (one) to lose possession : deprive
twined him of his nose — J. C. Ransom
intransitive verb
chiefly Scottish : part
you and me must twine — R. L. Stevenson