| 释义 |
twiny, a. rare.|ˈtwaɪnɪ|
Also 9 twiney.
[f. twine n.1 or v.1 + -y.]
a. Of the nature of, or resembling, twine.
b. Characterized by, or suggestive of, twining.
1620Quarles Jonah (1638) 12 Arise O Sleeper,..Theres not a twiny thred 'twixt death and thee. 1771J. Foot Penseroso v. 203 Whilst swelling nets Their twiny bondage spread. c1868G. H. Kingsley Sport & Trav. iii. (1900) 56 Wait till you feel a twiney and twisty sensation which informs you of uneasiness at the other end [of the fishing⁓line]. c1870Ibid. v. 133 His subtle, twisty and twiny mind. 1902Westm. Gaz. 20 Mar. 3/2 The fichu should be of Alençon lace in the cream or twiny tones. |