Webster's Dictionary 1913

5941

Twelfth-cake

Twelfth″–cake′ (–kāk′), n. An ornamented cake distributed among friends or visitors on the festival of Twelfth-night.

5942

Twelfth-day

Twelfth″–day′ (?), n. See Twelfthtide.

5943

Twelfth-night

Twelfth″–night′ (?), n. The evening of Epiphany, or the twelfth day after Christmas, observed as a festival by various churches.

5944

Twelfth-second

Twelfth″–sec′ond (?), n.(Physics) A unit for the measurement of small intervals of time, such that 1012 (ten trillion) of these units make one second.

5945

Twelfthtide

Twelfth″tide′ (?), n. The twelfth day after Christmas; Epiphany; — called also Twelfth-day.

5946

Twelve

Twelve (?), a. [OE. twelve, twelf, AS. twelf; akin to OFries. twelf, twelef, twilif, OS. twelif, D. twaalf, G. zwölf, OHG. zwelif, Icel. t�lf, Sw. tolf, Dan. tolv, Goth. twalif,...

5947

Twelve (2)

Twelve, n. 1. The number next following eleven; the sum of ten and two, or of twice six; twelve units or objects; a dozen.2. A symbol representing twelve units, as 12, or xii.Th...

5948

Twelvemo

Twelve″mo (?), a. & n. See Duodecimo.

5949

Twelvemonth

Twelve″month (?), n. A year which consists of twelve calendar months.I shall laugh at this a twelvemonth hence. Shak.

5950

Twelvepence

Twelve″pence (?), n. A shilling sterling, being about twenty-four cents.

5951

Twelvepenny

Twelve″pen‐ny (?), a. Sold for a shilling; worth or costing a shilling.

5952

Twelvescore

Twelve″score′ (?), n. & a. Twelve times twenty; two hundred and forty.

5953

Twentieth

Twen″ti‐eth (?), a. [From Twenty; cf. AS. twentigo�a. See Twenty.] 1. Next in order after the nineteenth; tenth after the tenth; coming after nineteen others; — the ordinal of t...

5954

Twentieth (2)

Twen″ti‐eth, n. 1. The next in order after the nineteen; one coming after nineteen others.2. The quotient of a unit divided by twenty; one of twenty equal parts of one whole.

5955

Twenty

Twen″ty (?), a. [OE. twenty, AS. tw�ntig, twentig; akin to OFris. twintich, OS. tw�ntig, D. & LG. twintig, OHG. zweinzug, G. zwanzig, Goth. twai tigjis; that is, two tens. See T...

5956

Twenty (2)

Twen″ty, n.; pl.Twenties (�). 1. The number next following nineteen; the sum of twelve and eight, or twice ten; twenty units or objects; a score.2. A symbol representing twenty ...

5957

Twenty-fourmo

Twen′ty–four″mo (?), a. Having twenty-four leaves to a sheet; as, a twenty-fourmo form, book, leaf, size, etc. — n. A book composed of sheets, each of which is folded into twent...

5958

Twentyfold

Twen″ty‐fold′ (?), a. Twenty times as many.

5959

Twey

Twey (?), a. [See Two.] Two. Chaucer.

5960

Tweyfold

Twey″fold′ (?), a. Twofold. Chaucer.

5961

Twibil

Twi″bil (?), n. [AS. twibill; twi- (in comp.) two + bill, bil, an ax hoe, bill. See Twice, and Bill a cutting instrument.] 1. A kind of mattock, or ax; esp., a tool like a picka...

5962

Twibilled

Twi″billed (?), a. Armed or provided with a twibil or twibils.

5963

Twice

Twice (?), adv. [OE. twies (where the s is the adverbial ending; see -wards), twie, AS. twiges, twiwa; akin to twi- (in comp.) two, G. zwie-, OHG. zwi-, Icel. tvī-, L. bi-, Gr. ...

5964

Twiddle

Twid″dle (?), v. t. [Probably of imitative origin. Cf. Tweedle.] To touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl; as, to twiddle one's thumbs; to twiddle a watch key. [Writ...

5965

Twiddle (2)

Twid″dle, v. i. To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles. Halliwell.

5966

Twiddle (3)

Twid″dle (?), n. 1. A slight twist with the fingers.2. A pimple. Halliwell.

5967

Twifallow

Twi″fal′low (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Twifallowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Twifallowing.] [AS. twi- (see Twice) two + fallow.] To plow, or fallow, a second time (land that has been onc...