n. [ AS. twīn, properly, a twisted or double thread; akin to D. twijn, Icel. tvinni; from twi-. See Twice, and cf. Twin. ] 1. A twist; a convolution. [ 1913 Webster ]

Typhon huge, ending in snaky twine. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The act of twining or winding round. J. Philips. [ 1913 Webster ]

Twine reeler, a kind of machine for twisting twine; a kind of mule, or spinning machine. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Twined p. pr. & vb. n. Twining. ] [ OE. twinen, fr. AS. twīn a twisted thread; akin to D. twijnen to twine, Icel. & Sw. tvinna, Dan. tvinde. See Twine, n. ] 1. To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let me twine
Mine arms about that body. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To wind about; to embrace; to entwine. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let wreaths of triumph now my temples twine. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To change the direction of. [ Obs. ] Fairfax. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To mingle; to mix. [ Obs. ] Crashaw. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander. [ 1913 Webster ]

As rivers, though they bend and twine,
Still to the sea their course incline. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To turn round; to revolve. [ Obs. ] Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally; as, many plants twine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) Any plant which twines about a support. [ 1913 Webster ]