From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Twine \Twine\, noun [AS. twin, properly, a twisted or double thread; akin to D. twijn, Icel. twinni; from twi-. See {Twice}, and cf. {Twin}.]
1. A twist; a convolution.
Typhon huge, ending in snaky twine. --Milton.
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.
{Twine reeler}, a kind of machine for twisting twine; a kind of mule, or spinning machine.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Twine \Twine\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Twined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twining}.] [OE. twinen, fr. AS. tw[imac]n a twisted thread; akin to D. twijnen to twine, Icel. & Sw. tvinna, Dan. tvinde. See {Twine}, noun]
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. --Shak.
3. To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.
Let wreaths of triumph now my temples twine. --Pope.
4. To change the direction of. [Obs.] --Fairfax.
5. To mingle; to mix. [Obs.] --Crashaw.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Twine \Twine\, verb (used without an object)
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. --Swift.
3. To turn round; to revolve. [Obs.] --Chapman.
4. To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally; as, many plants twine.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a lightweight cord [syn: {string}]
verb
1: spin or twist together so as to form a cord; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope" [syn: {intertwine}, {entwine}, {enlace}, {interlace}, {lace}] [ant: {untwine}]
2: coil around; "Wisteria twining the fence posts"
3: wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool" [syn: {wind}, {wrap}, {roll}] [ant: {unwind}]
4: make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope"
5: form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" [syn: {twist}, {distort}] [ant: {untwist}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
85 Moby Thesaurus words for "twine": band, begird, belt, belt in, braid, brail, cable, cincture, circle, coil, contort, cord, corkscrew, crinkle, curl, encincture, encircle, engird, enlace, enmesh, ensphere, entangle, entwine, gird, girdle, interknit, interlace, intertie, intertissue, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, intort, knit, lace, ligament, ligation, ligature, line, loom, loop, mat, meander, net, noose, plait, pleach, raddle, ring, rope, scallop, screw, serpentine, slink, snake, spiral, splice, spun yarn, string, swirl, tangle, tendon, thong, tissue, turn, twill, twine around, twirl, twist, twist and turn, undulate, wattle, weave, web, whirl, whorl, wind, wire, worm, wrap, wreathe, wreathe around, wring, yarn, zone
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