twain /ˈtwen/
二,兩,一對
Twain a. & n. Two; -- nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque. “Children twain.”
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. --Matt. v. 41.
In twain, in halves; into two parts; asunder.
When old winter split the rocks in twain. --Dryden.
-- Twain cloud. Meteor. Same as Cumulo-stratus.
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twain
n : two items of the same kind [syn: couple, pair, twosome,
brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet,
dyad, duad]