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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Twire | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Twire \Twire\, v. i. To sing, or twitter. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Twire \Twire\, n. [Cf. D. tweern, G. zwirn, and E. twine.] A twisted filament; a thread. [Obs.] --Locke. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Twire \Twire\, v. i. [Cf. MHG. zwieren, E. thwart, and queer.] 1. To peep; to glance obliquely; to leer. [Obs.] Which maids will twire 'tween their fingers. --B. Jonson. I saw the wench that twired and twinkled at thee. --Beau. & Fl. 2. To twinkle; to glance; to gleam. [Obs.] When sparkling stars twire not. --Shak. | |
