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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Twining \Twin"ing\, adjective Winding around something; twisting; embracing; climbing by winding about a support; as, the hop is a twinning plant.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Twining \Twin"ing\, adjective The act of one who, or that which, twines; (Bot.) the act of climbing spirally.
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 U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Twining, MI (village, FIPS 81020) Location: 44.11264 N, 83.80782 W Population (1990): 169 (86 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48766
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Twining, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan Population (2000): 192 Housing Units (2000): 79 Land area (2000): 0.958273 sq. miles (2.481916 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.958273 sq. miles (2.481916 sq. km) FIPS code: 81020 Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26 Location: 44.112735 N, 83.806745 W ZIP Codes (1990): 48766 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Twining, MI Twining
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