TWIRE

Etymology 1

Verb

twire (third-person singular simple present twires, present participle twiring, simple past and past participle twired)

(intransitive) To glance shyly or slyly; look askance; make eyes; leer; peer; pry.

(intransitive) To twinkle; sparkle; wink.

Noun

twire (plural twires)

A sly glance; a leer.

Etymology 2

Noun

twire (plural twires)

A twisted filament; a thread.

Etymology 3

Verb

twire (third-person singular simple present twires, present participle twiring, simple past and past participle twired)

(transitive) To twist; twirl.

Etymology 4

Noun

twire (plural twires)

(obsolete) A pipe through which the blast is delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge; a tuyere.

Anagrams

• twier, write

Source: Wiktionary

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Twire, n. Etym: [Cf. D. tweern, G. zwirn, and E. twine.]

Definition: A twisted filament; a thread. [Obs.] Locke.

Twire, v. i. Etym: [Cf. MHG. zwieren, E. thwart, and queer.]

1. To peep; to glance obliquely; to leer. [Obs.] Which maids will twire 'tween their fingers. B. Jonson. I saw the wench that twired and twinkled at thee. Beau. & Fl.

2. To twinkle; to glance; to gleam. [Obs.] When sparkling stars twire not. Shak.

Twire, v. i.

Definition: To sing, or twitter. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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