Two
Two (to) , adjective
[Old English two, twa, properly fem. & neut., twei, twein, tweien, properly masc. (whence English twain), Anglo-Saxon twā, fem. & neut., twēgen, masc., tū, neut.; akin to OFries. twēne, masc., twā, fem. & neut., Old Saxon twēne, masc., twā, fem., twē, neut., Dutch twee, Old High German zwēne, zwō, zwei, German zwei, Icelandic tveir, tvar, tvau, Swedish två, Danish to, Gothic twai, twōs, twa; Lithuanian du, Russ. dva, Ir. & Gael. da, Welsh dau, dwy, Latin duo, Greek dy`o, Sanskrit dva. r300. Compare Balance, Barouche, Between, Bi-, Combine, Deuce two in cards, Double, Doubt, Dozen, Dual, Duet, Dyad, Twain, Twelve, Twenty, Twice, Twilight, Twig, Twine, n., Twist.]
Two is often joined with other words, forming compounds signifying divided into, consisting of, or having, two parts, divisions, organs, or the like; as two-bladed, two-celled, two-eared, two-flowered, twohand, two-headed, two-horse, two-leafed or two-leaved, two-legged, two-lobed, two-masted, two-named, two-part, two-petaled, two-pronged, two-seeded, two-sided, two-story, two-stringed, two-toothed, two-valved, two-winged, and the like.
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Two , noun