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双生;成对

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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.

   2. To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible
      substance around another body.

            Let me twine Mine arms about that body. --Shak.

   3. To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.

            Let wreaths of triumph now my temples twine. --Pope.

   4. To change the direction of. [Obs.] --Fairfax.

   5. To mingle; to mix. [Obs.] --Crashaw.

Twining \Twin"ing\, a.
   Winding around something; twisting; embracing; climbing by
   winding about a support; as, the hop is a twinning plant.

Twining \Twin"ing\, a.
   The act of one who, or that which, twines; (Bot.) the act of
   climbing spirally.