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Twining

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twine  (twn)
v. twined, twin·ing, twines
v.tr.
1. To twist together (threads, for example); intertwine.
2. To form by twisting, intertwining, or interlacing.
3. To encircle or coil about: The fence post was twined by vines.
4. To wind, coil, or wrap around something: "She was twining a wisp of hair very slowly around her fingers" (Anne Tyler).
v.intr.
1. To become twisted, interlaced, or interwoven.
2. To go in a winding course; twist about: a stream twining through the forest.
n.
1. A strong string or cord made of two or more threads twisted together.
2. Something formed by twining: a twine of bread dough.
3. A tangle; a knot.
[Middle English twinen, from twin, twine, from Old English twn, double thread; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]
twiner n.


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"We shall throw you three people into the Garden of the Twining Vines," said the Princess, "and they will soon crush you and devour your bodies to make themselves grow bigger.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
Shunning the tombs, it crept about the mounds, beneath which slept poor humble men: twining for them the first wreaths they had ever won, but wreaths less liable to wither and far more lasting in their kind, than some which were graven deep in stone and marble, and told in pompous terms of virtues meekly hidden for many a year, and only revealed at last to executors and mourning legatees.
The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens, Charles View in context
In vain, when freed, did Ponta try to avoid the clutching arms and twining body.
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