twine

Definition

A twist; a convolution.

Etymology

From Middle English twyn, twyne, twin, from Old English twīn (“double thread, twist, twine, linen-thread, linen”), from Proto-West Germanic *twiʀn (“thread, twine”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwisnós (“double”), from *dwóh₁ (“two”).

Example Sentences

• "Not Typhon huge ending in ſnaky twine:"
• "The orioles like to build the framework of twine, and it is marvelous how they will loop this around a twig almost as evenly knotted as if crocheted[…]"
• "The Colewort's rankness, but with amorous twine / Clasps the tall Elm"