TWAIN

couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad

(noun) two items of the same kind

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Twain

A surname.

A census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States.

Anagrams

• Antwi, Wiant, waint, witan

Etymology

Proper noun

TWAIN

(computing) A standard software protocol and applications programming interface (API) that regulates communication between software applications and imaging devices such as scanners and digital cameras.

Anagrams

• Antwi, Wiant, waint, witan

Etymology 1

Numeral

twain

(dated) two

Adjective

twain (not comparable)

(rare) twofold

Noun

twain (plural twains)

pair, couple

Etymology 2

Verb

twain (third-person singular simple present twains, present participle twaining, simple past and past participle twained)

(transitive) To part in twain; divide; sunder.

Anagrams

• Antwi, Wiant, waint, witan

Source: Wiktionary


Twain, a. & n. Etym: [OE. twein, tweien, tweyne, AS. twegen, masc. See Two.]

Definition: Two;- nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque. "Children twain." Chaucer. 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. (Meteor.) Same as Cumulo-stratus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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