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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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