twine
twine [twine twines twined twining] noun, verb BrE [twaɪn] NAmE [twaɪn] noun uncountable strong string that has two or more ↑strands (= single thin pieces of thread or string) twisted together Word Origin: Old English twīn ‘thread, linen’, from the Germanic base of twi- ‘two’; related to Dutch twijn. verb intransitive, transitive ~ (sth) around/round/through/in sth to wind or twist around sth; to make sth do this •ivy twining around a tree trunk •She twined her arms around my neck. Verb forms: Word Origin: Old English twīn ‘thread, linen’, from the Germanic base of twi- ‘two’; related to Dutch twijn.
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