English Dictionary: Tamerlane | by the DICT Development Group |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Teneral \Ten"er*al\, a. [L. tener, -eris, tender, delicate.] (Zo[94]l.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a condition assumed by the imago of certain Neuroptera, after exclusion from the pupa. In this state the insect is soft, and has not fully attained its mature coloring. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Twine \Twine\, n. [AS. twin, properly, a twisted or double thread; akin to D. twijn, Icel. twinni; from twi-. See {Twice}, and cf. {Twin}.] 1. A twist; a convolution. Typhon huge, ending in snaky twine. --Milton. 2. A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string. 3. The act of twining or winding round. --J. Philips. {Twine reeler}, a kind of machine for twisting twine; a kind of mule, or spinning machine. |