Webster's Dictionary 1913

5968

Twifold

Twi″fold′ (?), a. [AS. twifeadld. See Twice, and cf. Twofold.] Twofold; double.

5969

Twig

Twig (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Twigged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Twigging.] [Cf. Tweak.] To twitch; to pull; to tweak.

5970

Twig (2)

Twig, v. t. [Gael. tuig, or Ir. tuigim I understand.]1. To understand the meaning of; to comprehend; as, do you twig me? Marryat.2. To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to disco...

5971

Twig (3)

Twig, n. [AS. twig; akin to D. twijg, OHG. zwig, zwi, G. zweig, and probably to E. two.] A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size.The Brit...

5972

Twig (4)

Twig, v. t. To beat with twigs.

5973

Twiggen

Twig″gen (?), a. Made of twigs; wicker.

5974

Twigger

Twig″ger (?), n. A fornicator. Halliwell.

5975

Twiggy

Twig″gy (?), a. Of or pertaining to a twig or twigs; like a twig or twigs; full of twigs; abounding with shoots. “ Twiggy trees.” Evelyn.

5976

Twight

Twight (?), v. t. To twit. Spenser.

5977

Twight (2)

Twight, obs.p. p. of Twitch. Chaucer.

5978

Twighte

Twight″e (?), obs.imp. of Twitch. Chaucer.

5979

Twigless

Twig″less (?), a. Having no twigs.

5980

Twigsome

Twig″some (?), a. Full of, or abounding in, twigs; twiggy. “ Twigsome trees.” Dickens.

5981

Twilight

Twi″light′ (?), n. [OE. twilight, AS. twi- (see Twice) + leóht light; hence the sense of doubtful or half light; cf. LG. twelecht, G. zwielicht. See Light.]1. The light perceive...

5982

Twilight (2)

Twi″light′, a. 1. Seen or done by twilight. Milton.2. Imperfectly illuminated; shaded; obscure.O'er the twilight groves and dusky caves. Pope.

5983

Twill

Twill (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Twilled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Twilling.] [Scotch tweel; probably from LG. twillen to make double, from twi- two; akin to AS. twi-, E. twi- in twiligh...

5984

Twill (2)

Twill, n. [Scotch tweel. See Twill, v. t.] 1. An appearance of diagonal lines or ribs produced in textile fabrics by causing the weft threads to pass over one and under two, or ...

5985

Twilly

Twil″ly (?), n. [C. Willy.] A machine for cleansing or loosening wool by the action of a revolving cylinder covered with long iron spikes or teeth; a willy or willying machine; ...

5986

Twilt

Twilt (?), n. [See Quilt.] A quilt.

5987

Twin

Twin (?), a. [OE. twin double, AS. getwinne two and two, pl., twins; akin to D. tweeling a twin, G. zwilling, OHG. zwiniling, Icel. tvennr, tvinnr, two and two, twin, and to AS....

5988

Twin (2)

Twin, n. 1. One of two produced at a birth, especially by an animal that ordinarily brings forth but one at a birth; — used chiefly in the plural, and applied to the young of be...

5989

Twin (3)

Twin (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Twinned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Twinning.] 1. To bring forth twins. Tusser.2. To be born at the same birth. Shak.

5990

Twin (4)

Twin, v. t. 1. To cause to be twins, or like twins in any way. Shak.Still we movedTogether, twinned, as horse's ear and eye. Tennyson.2. To separate into two parts; to part; to ...

5991

Twin (5)

Twin, v. i. To depart from a place or thing. “Ere that we farther twin.” Chaucer.

5992

Twinborn

Twin″born′ (?), a. Born at the same birth.

5993

Twine

Twine (?), n. [AS. twin, properly, a twisted or double thread; akin to D. twijn, Icel. twinni; from twi-. See Twice, and cf. Twin.] 1. A twist; a convolution.Typhon huge, ending...

5994

Twine (2)

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 Twin...