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   Twine , n. [AS. twīn, properly, a twisted or double thread; akin to D. twijn, Icel. tvinni; from twi-. See Twice, and cf. Twin.]
   A twist; a convolution.
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   Typhon huge, ending in snaky twine.
   Milton.
   
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   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.
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   The act of twining or winding round.
   J. Philips.
   
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   Twine reeler, a kind of machine for twisting twine; a kind of mule, or spinning machine.
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   Twine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Twined ; p. pr. & vb. n. Twining.] [OE. twinen, fr. AS. twīn a twisted thread; akin to D. twijnen to twine, Icel. & Sw. tvinna, Dan. tvinde. See Twine, n.]
   To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen.
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   To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body.
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   Let me twine
   Mine arms about that body.
   Shak.
   
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   To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.
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   Let wreaths of triumph now my temples twine.
   Pope.
   
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   To change the direction of. [Obs.]
   Fairfax.
   
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   To mingle; to mix. [Obs.]
   Crashaw.
   
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   Twine, v. i.
   To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved.
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   To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander.
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   As rivers, though they bend and twine,
   Still to the sea their course incline.
   Swift.
   
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   To turn round; to revolve. [Obs.]
   Chapman.
   
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   To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally; as, many plants twine.
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