Twining
[ twahy-ning ]
/ ˈtwaɪ nɪŋ /
noun
Nathan Farragut,1897–1982,
U.S. Air Force general: chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1957–60.
Definition for twining (2 of 3)
twine
1
[ twahyn ]
/ twaɪn /
noun
verb (used with object), twined, twin·ing.
verb (used without object), twined, twin·ing.
to wind about something; twist itself in spirals (usually followed by about, around, etc.): Strangling vines twined about the tree.
to wind in a sinuous or meandering course.
Origin of twine
1
before 900; Middle English
twine (noun),
twinen (v.), Old English
twīn (noun) literally, a double or twisted thread; cognate with Dutch
twijn; akin to German
Zwirn, Old Norse
tvinni thread, twine; see
twi-
OTHER WORDS FROM twine
twine·a·ble, adjective twin·er, nounDefinition for twining (3 of 3)
twine
2
[ twahyn ]
/ twaɪn /
verb (used with or without object), twined, twin·ing. Scot.
to separate; part.
Also
twin.
Origin of twine
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British Dictionary definitions for twining
twine
/ (twaɪn) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of twine
twiner, nounWord Origin for twine
Old English
twīn; related to Old Frisian
twīne, Dutch
twijn twine, Lithuanian
dvynu twins; see
twin