twin-born en · ADJ
Meanings
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(not-comparable) As though born a twin or twins
Her expectations were, however, of a more subdued kind—the very depth of a woman's affection casts its own shadow, and love and fear are with her twin-born.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 72:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| twinborn | alternative | lexicographic |