Twain
[tweɪn]
Definition
(a. & n.) Two; -- nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [Nearly obsolete.] Two.
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Definition
n. two a couple pair.—In twain asunder.
Typist: Ronald
Examples
- At last, men felt, the ranks of diplomacy were broken, the veils of Great Power policy were rent in twain. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I tried it on a Moslem, and clove him in twain like a doughnut. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The night--its silence--its rest, was rent in twain by a savage, a sharp, a shrilly sound that ran from end to end of Thornfield Hall. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- While the twain are faithful to their post, Mr. George strides through the streets with a massive kind of swagger and a grave-enough face. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The world of Islam was rent in twain by the spites, greeds, and partisan silliness of a handful of men and women in Medina. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- That last part of thy speech, Dennet, said the Minstrel, has saved thee a rib or twain. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
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