单词 | twiform |
释义 | > as lemmastwiform twiform adj. Brit. /ˈtwʌɪfɔːm/ , U.S. /ˈtwaɪˌfɔrm/ (also twi-formed) having a double form; formed of two (esp. different or incongruous) parts (in quot. 1703, having some part double).ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > duality > [adjective] > composed of two constituents twin1584 twiform1607 twofolda1616 twindle1636 twi-natured1868 twi-shaped1875 1607 J. Davies Summa Totalis sig. H3 This huge twy-form'd Fabrick. 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 7 Twiform'd Creatures, as..a Serpent with a Head at each end; the Spread Eagle with 2 Heads. 1812 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Purgatorio xxxii. 95 The wain..Bound to the twyform beast. 1852 C. Kingsley Andromeda 58 Twyformed, many-handed, terrible, shapeless. 1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Æneid vi, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 264 Here the twiformed Minotaur, two bodies combined. 1907 F. Thompson Ode Setting Sun Thou twi-form deity. < as lemmas |
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