twired
simple past tense and past participle of twire
• writed
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
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
