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Definition of Twines
1. twine [v] - See also: twine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Twines
Literary usage of Twines
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Technical Methods of Analysis as Employed in the Laboratories of Arthur D by Roger Castle Griffin, Arthur D. Little, Inc (1921)
"The chemical tests usually desired on ropes and twines are: (1) Moisture. (2)
Ether extract, to show the amount of oil or tar. (3) Water extract, to show ..."
2. The Chief American Poets: Selected Poems by Bryant, Poe, Emerson, Longfellow by Curtis Hidden Page (1905)
"... she twines the fates Of cottages and mighty states; She spins the earth, the
air, the sea, The maiden's unschooled fancy free, no The boy's first love, ..."
3. Photographing in Old England: With Some Snap Shots in Scotland and Wales by Washington Irving Lincoln Adams (1910)
"Then the road passes on through the famous Trossachs "where twines the path" to
lovely Loch Katrine. I give a half page picture of the former, ..."
4. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"The scape twines readily about any stick or bush that stands near it. Lvs. 1 ft.
or more long, keeled, J^in. or less broad : corm about 1 in. diam. Cent. ..."
5. Modern Flax, Hemp and Jute Spinning and Twisting: A Practical Handbook for by Herbert R. Carter (1907)
"... twines, AND CORDS YARNS destined for the manufacture of threads, twines, and
cords, and which have been reeled into hanks for export or for bleaching or ..."
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