Webster's Dictionary 1913

5914

Twaite (2)

Twaite, n.(O. Eng. Law) A piece of cleared ground. See Thwaite.

5915

Twang

Twang (?), n. A tang. See Tang a state.

5916

Twang (2)

Twang (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Twanged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Twanging.] [Of imitative origin; cf. Tang a sharp sound, Tinkle.] To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound...

5917

Twang (3)

Twang, v. t. To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly.Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering string. Pope.

5918

Twang (4)

Twang, n. 1. A harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a bowstring.2. An affected modulation of the voice; a k...

5919

Twangle

Twan″gle (?), v. i. & t. To twang.While the twangling violinStruck up with Soldier-laddie. Tennyson.

5920

Twank

Twank (?), v. t. To cause to make a sharp twanging sound; to twang, or twangle. Addison.

5921

Twankay

Twan″kay (?), n. See Note under Tea, n., 1.

5922

Twattle

Twat″tle (?), v. i. [Cf. Tattle, Twaddle.] To prate; to talk much and idly; to gabble; to chatter; to twaddle; as, a twattling gossip. L'Estrange.

5923

Twattle (2)

Twat″tle, v. t. To make much of, as a domestic animal; to pet. Grose.

5924

Twattle (3)

Twat″tle, n. Act of prating; idle talk; twaddle.

5925

Twattler

Twat″tler (?), n. One who twattles; a twaddler.

5926

Tway

Tway (?), a. & n. [OE. twei. See Twain.] Two; twain. Spenser.

5927

Twayblade

Tway″blade′ (?), n.(Bot.) Any one of several orchidaceous plants which have only two leaves, as the species of Listera and of Liparis. [Written also twyblade.]

5928

Tweag

Tweag (?), v. t. To tweak.

5929

Tweag (2)

{ Tweag, Tweague, } n. A pinching condition; perplexity; trouble; distress.This put the old fellow in a rare tweague. Arbuthnot.

5930

Tweak

Tweak (?), v. t. [OE. twikken, originally the same word as twicchen; cf. LG. twikken. See Twitch.] To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the no...

5931

Tweak (2)

Tweak, n. 1. A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose. Swift.2. Trouble; distress; tweag.3. A prostitute. Brathwait.

5932

Tweed

Tweed (?), n. [Probably a corruption of twills. See Twill.] A soft and flexible fabric for men's wear, made wholly of wool except in some inferior kinds, the wool being dyed, us...

5933

Tweedle

Twee″dle (?), v. t. [Cf. Twiddle.] [Written also twidle.] 1. To handle lightly; — said with reference to awkward fiddling; hence, to influence as if by fiddling; to coax; to all...

5934

Tweedledum and Tweedledee

Twee″dle‐dum′ and Twee″dle‐dee′ (?). Two things practically alike; — a phrase coined by John Byrom (1692-1793) in his satire “On the Feuds between Handel and Bononcini.”

5935

Tweel

Tweel (?), n. & v. See Twill.

5936

Tweer

Tweer (?), n. Same as Tuyère.

5937

Tweese

{ Tweese, Tweeze } (?), n. [OE. tweeze, tweese, fr. F. étuis, pl. of étui a case, sheath, box; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. MNG. stuche a wide sleeve in which articles could...

5938

Tweezers

Twee″zers (?), n. pl. [See Tweese.] Small pinchers used to pluck out hairs, and for other purposes.

5939

Twelfth

Twelfth (?), a. [For twelft, OE. twelfte, AS. twelfta. See Twelve.] 1. Next in order after the eleventh; coming after eleven others; — the ordinal of twelve.2. Consisting, or be...

5940

Twelfth (2)

Twelfth, n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by twelve; one of twelve equal parts of one whole.2. The next in order after the eleventh.3. (Mus.) An interval comprising an octav...