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2 definitions found
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Twine
,
v. t.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Twined
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Twining
.]
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
.]
5.
To
mingle
;
to
mix
. [
Obs
.]
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
twined
adj
:
wound
or
wrapped
around
something
; "
hair
twined
around
her
fingers
"; "
bulky
with
twisted
stitches
around
the
edges
" [
syn
:
twisted
]
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