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Twine (tw&ī;n), n. [AS. tw&ī;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, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Twined (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Twining.] [OE. twinen, fr. AS. tw&ī;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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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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