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.
twire (plural twires)
A sly glance; a leer.
twire (plural twires)
A twisted filament; a thread.
twire (third-person singular simple present twires, present participle twiring, simple past and past participle twired)
(transitive) To twist; twirl.
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.
• twier, write
Source: Wiktionary
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
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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