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   twine

   /twīn/

   noun

   • 1. strong thread or string consisting of two or more strands of hemp, cotton, or nylon twisted together.

   verb

   • 1. cause to wind or spiral round something: "she twined her arms around his neck" Similar windentwinewraplacewreathe
   • ▪ (of a plant) grow so as to spiral around a support: "runner beans twined around canes"
   • ▪ interlace: "a spray of jasmine was twined in her hair" Similar entwine itselfcoillooptwistspiralcurlsnakeweaveinterweaveinterlaceintertwineplaitbraidtwist

   Word Origin Old Englishtwīn ‘thread, linen’, from the Germanic base of twi- ‘two’; related to Dutch twijn.

   Derivatives

   • 1. twiner noun

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