twine 1
— twineable , adj. — twiner , n.
/twuyn/ , n. , v. , twined, twining .
n.
1. a strong thread or string composed of two or more strands twisted together.
2. an act of twining, twisting, or interweaving.
3. a coiled or twisted object or part; convolution.
4. a twist or turn in anything.
5. a knot or tangle.
v.t.
6. to twist together; interwind; interweave.
7. to form by or as by twisting together: to twine a wreath.
8. to twist (one strand, thread, or the like) with another; interlace.
9. to insert with a twisting or winding motion (usually fol. by in or into ): He twined his fingers in his hair.
10. to clasp or enfold (something) around something else; place by or as if by winding (usually fol. by about, around, etc.): She twined her arms about the sculpture and carried it away.
11. to cause (a person, object, etc.) to be encircled with something else; wreathe; wrap: They twined the arch with flowers.
v.i.
12. to wind about something; twist itself in spirals (usually fol. by about, around, etc.): Strangling vines twined about the tree.
13. to wind in a sinuous or meandering course.
[ bef. 900; ME twine (n.), twinen (v.), OE twin (n.) lit., a double or twisted thread; c. D twijn; akin to G Zwirn, ON tvinni thread, twine; see TWI- ]
twine 2
/twuyn/ , v.t., v.i., twined, twining . Scot.
to separate; part.
Also, twin .
[ 1175-1225; late ME twinen, var. of earlier twinnen, deriv. of twin TWIN 1 ]