twine

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1. 1.A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string.
2. 2.The act of twining or winding round. J. Philips. Twine reeler, a kind of machine for twisting twine; a kind of mule, or spinning machine.
3. 3.To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen.
4. 4.To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body. Let me twine Mine arms about that body. Shak.
5. 5.To wind about; to embrace; to entwine. Let wreaths of triumph now my temples twine. Pope.
6. 6.To change the direction of. [Obs.] Fairfax.
7. 7.To mingle; to mix. [Obs.] Crashaw.
8. 8.To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved.
9. 9.To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander. As rivers, though they bend and twine, Still to the sea their course incline. Swift.
10. 10.To turn round; to revolve. [Obs.] Chapman.
11. 11.To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally; as, many plants twine.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is a strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string called?
• What is the act of twining or winding round. J. Philips. Twine reeler, a kind of machine for twisting twine; a kind of mule, or spinning machine called?
• What is to twist together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen called?
• What is to wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body. Let me twine Mine arms about that body. Shak called?
• What is to wind about; to embrace; to entwine. Let wreaths of triumph now my temples twine. Pope called?
• What is to change the direction of. [Obs.] Fairfax called?
• What is to mutually twist together; to become mutually involved called?
• What is to wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander. As rivers, though they bend and twine, Still to the sea their course incline. Swift called?
• What is to turn round; to revolve. [Obs.] Chapman called?
• What is to ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally; as, many plants twine called?