Twining,

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

  Twining \Twin"ing\, a.
     Winding around something; twisting; embracing; climbing by
     winding about a support; as, the hop is a twining plant.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Twining \Twin"ing\, a.
     The act of one who, or that which, twines; (Bot.) the act of
     climbing spirally.
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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Twining, MI (village, FIPS 81020)
    Location: 44.11264 N, 83.80782 W
    Population (1990): 169 (86 housing units)
    Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 48766

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Twining, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan
     Population (2000):    192
     Housing Units (2000): 79
     Land area (2000):     0.958273 sq. miles (2.481916 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.958273 sq. miles (2.481916 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            81020
     Located within:       Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
     Location:             44.112735 N, 83.806745 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     48766
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Twining, MI
      Twining