n. & v.
--n.
1. a strong thread or string of two or more strands of hemp or cotton etc. twisted together.
2 a coil or twist.
3 a tangle; an interlacing.
--v.
1. tr. form (a string or thread etc.) by twisting strands together.
2 tr. form (a garland etc.) of interwoven material.
3 tr. (often foll. by with) garland (a brow etc.).
4 intr. (often foll. by round, about) coil or wind.
5 intr. & refl. (of a plant) grow in this way.
Derivatives:
twiner n.
Etymology: OE twin, twigin linen, ult. f. the stem of twi- two