TWY-BLADE, noun [tway and blade.] A plant of the genus Ophris; a polypetalous flower, consisting of six dissimilar leaves, of which the five upper ones are so disposed as to represent, in some measure, a helmet, the under one being headed and shaped like a man.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.