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twiny en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈtwaɪni/

Etymology

From twine + -y.

Meanings

1. Tending to twine; twisting around.
   • a plant with a twiny stem
2. Made of twine; having the appearance of twine.
   • And so one may re-read 'Epithalamion', observing that to put off bleached linen and woven woolwear and twiny boots is (even if comic) to shuffle off this mortal coil[…] 1973, Winifred Nowottny -, Hopkins's Language of Prayer & Praise, page 9:
3. (UK, archaic, dialectal, qualifier:North Country) fretful; uneasy

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