Twine
Twine (twīn) , noun
[Anglo-Saxon twīn, properly, a twisted or double thread; akin to Dutch twijn, Icelandic tvinni; from twi-. See Twice, and compare Twin.]
1.
A twist; a convolution.
Typhon huge, ending in snaky twine.
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.
3.
The act of twining or winding round. — J. Philips
Collocations (1)
Twine reeler , a kind of machine for twisting twine; a kind of mule, or spinning machine.
Twine , transitive verb
[Old English twinen, from Anglo-Saxon twīn a twisted thread; akin to Dutch twijnen to twine, Icelandic & Swedish tvinna, Danish tvinde. See Twine, n.]
1.
To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen.
2.
To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body.
Let me twine
Mine arms about that body.
3.
To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.
Let wreaths of triumph now my temples twine.
4.
To change the direction of. [Obsolete] — Fairfax
5.
To mingle; to mix. [Obsolete] — Crashaw
Twine , intransitive verb
1.
To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved.
2.
To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander.
As rivers, though they bend and twine,
Still to the sea their course incline.
3.
To turn round; to revolve. [Obsolete] — Chapman
4.
To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally; as, many plants twine.