twine Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a lightweight cord
string.
verb spin,wind, or twist together
lace; interlace; intertwine; enlace; entwine.
- intertwine the ribbons
- Twine the threads into a rope
- intertwined hearts
verb arrange or or coil around
wrap; roll; wind.
- roll your hair around your finger
- Twine the thread around the spool
- She wrapped her arms around the child
verb make by twisting together or intertwining
- twine a rope
verb form into a spiral shape
twist; distort.
- The cord is all twisted

AS. twin, properly, a twisted or double thread; akin to D. twijn, Icel. twinni; from twi-. See Twice, and cf. Twin.

A twist; a convolution.
Typhon huge, ending in snaky twine. Milton.
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.
The act of twining or winding round. J. Philips.

OE. twinen, fr. AS. tw&imac;n a twisted thread; akin to D. twijnen to twine, Icel. & Sw. tvinna, Dan. tvinde. See Twine, n.

imperfect & past participle Twined ; present participle & verbal noun Twining

To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen.
To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body.
Let me twine Mine arms about that body. Shak.
To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.
Let wreaths of triumph now my temples twine. Pope.
To change the direction of. Obs. Fairfax.
To mingle; to mix. Obs. Crashaw.

To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved.
To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander.
As rivers, though they bend and twine, Still to the sea their course incline. Swift.
To turn round; to revolve. Obs. Chapman.
To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally; as, many plants twine.