Twined

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.


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     2. To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible
        substance around another body.
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              Let me twine
              Mine arms about that body.            --Shak.
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     3. To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.
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              Let wreaths of triumph now my temples twine. --Pope.
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     4. To change the direction of. [Obs.] --Fairfax.
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     5. To mingle; to mix. [Obs.] --Crashaw.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  twined
       adj : wound or wrapped around something; "hair twined around her
             fingers"; "bulky with twisted stitches around the
             edges" [syn: {twisted}]