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† twind, v. Obs.|twaɪnd|
Also twinde, twynd; pa. tense and pple. twound.
[Variant of twine v.1, perh. after the pa. tense and pple. twined, or by assimilation to wind v.]
1. trans. To twist, twine, wind, turn.
1548Thomas Ital. Dict. (1550), Imbarbugliare, to tangle, twynde, encombre. a1562G. Cavendish Poems, etc. (1825) II. 93 The spyndells end alredy is at the ground, The thred ontwynned cannot more be twound. 1590T. Fenne Fruits F f j, In token of her last farewell her head towards me she twound [rime bound]. 1606Marston Sophonisba iii. i, Syphax with his dagger twound about her haire, drags in Sophonisba. 1610Markham Masterp. ii. clvii. 464 Take a tampin of horse haire twound together. 1616Surfl. & Markh. Country Farme 130 The Rider euer obseruing..to make the Colt goe straight forth-right, and by no meanes to turne or twynd him about anie way. Ibid. 154 When the Brambles begin to shoot forth, to interlace them and twynd them bought-wise about the blacke Thornes. 1659Torriano, Torcere, to wrap, to twinde in [1598 Florio, winde in].
2. intr. To become entangled or knotted; to twist, twine, wind.
1575Turberv. Falconrie 175 The falcon bating this way and that way she shall neuer twinde nor tangle bicause the ring followeth hir still. 1575Gascoigne Flowers, Dan Barth. Tri. i. 19 The gentle slippe, which could both twist and twind. c1626W. Bosworth Arcadius & Sepha i. 955 She turn'd To Ivy, whence it still is twinding found.
3. Of an arrow: To part from the bow. rare—1. (Cf. twine v.1 7 b.)
1592W. Wyrley Armorie, Ld. Chandos 50 As the arrow from the bow doth twind [rime behind] He flieth towards the enimies field.
Hence ˈtwinding vbl. n., twound ppl. a.
1600W. Watson Decacordon (1602) 35 Their dissimulation,..sophistication, winding, twinding, and doubling. Ibid. 335 [The hawk] flew a foule flight in windings, twindings, and girdings ouer all. 1610Markham Masterp. ii. xviii. 245 Hard new twound hemp. 1616Surfl. & Markh. Country Farme 663 The making of naues for waggons or cart-wheeles, for which..the more knottie and twound they are, a great deale the fitter they are for that purpose. |
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