twining
雙生;成對
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.]
Twin·ing a. Winding around something; twisting; embracing; climbing by winding about a support; as, the hop is a twining plant.
Twin·ing, a. The act of one who, or that which, twines; Bot. the act of climbing spirally.
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