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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
TWI'NING, ppr. Twisting; winding round; uniting closely to; embracing.
1. In botany, ascending spirally around a branch, stem or prop.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Twine Twine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Twined; p. pr. & vb. n. Twining.] [OE. twinen, fr. AS. tw[imac]n a twisted thread; akin to D. twijnen to twine, Icel. & Sw. tvinna, Dan. tvinde. See Twine, n.] 1. To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen. 2. To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body. Let me twine Mine arms about that body. --Shak. 3. To wind about; to embrace; to entwine. Let wreaths of triumph now my temples twine. --Pope. 4. To change the direction of. [Obs.] --Fairfax. 5. To mingle; to mix. [Obs.] --Crashaw.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Twining Twin"ing, a. Winding around something; twisting; embracing; climbing by winding about a support; as, the hop is a twinning plant.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Twining Twin"ing, a. The act of one who, or that which, twines; (Bot.) the act of climbing spirally.
