| twain | Two;- nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque. "Children twain." "And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain." (Matt. V. 41) In twain, in halves; into two parts; asunder. "When old winder split the rocks in twain." (Dryden) Twain cloud. <astronomy> Same as Cumulo-stratus. Origin: OE. Twein, tweien, tweyne, AS. Twegen, masc. See Two. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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