† twindv.
/twʌɪnd/ Obsolete.
1. transitive. To twist, twine, wind, turn.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [verb (transitive)]
writheOE
foldc1330
wrall1398
wreathec1425
enrol1530
twind1548
involve1555
wring1585
invilup1592
rolla1616
entortill1641
convolve1650
coila1691
circumflex1851
serpentine1883
convolute1887
swirl1902
whorl1904
1548 W. Thomas Ital. Gram. & Dict. (1550) Imbarbugliare, to tangle, twynde, encombre.
a1561 G. Cavendish Metrical Visions (1980) 1291 The spyndelles end, alredy is at the ground. The thred ontwynned cannot more be twound.
1590 T. Fenne Hecubaes Mishaps in Frutes sig. Ff In token of her last farewell, her head towards me she twound [rhyme bound].
1606 J. Marston Wonder of Women iii. i. sig. D2v Syphax with his dagger twound about her haire, drags in Sophonisba.
1610 G. Markham Maister-peece ii. clvii. 464 Take a tampin of horse haire twound together.
1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) i. xxviii. 130 The Rider euer obseruing..to make the Colt goe straight forth-right, and by no meanes to turne or twynd him about anie way.
1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) ii. i. 154 When the Brambles begin to shoot forth, to interlace them and twynd them bought-wise about the blacke Thornes.
1659 G. Torriano Florio's Vocabolario Italiano & Inglese Torcere, to wrap, to twinde in [1598 Florio, winde in].
2. intransitive. To become entangled or knotted; to twist, twine, wind.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [verb (intransitive)]
twinec1300
foldc1330
writhea1413
twind1575
spire1607
wreathe1776
coil1798
scroll1868
threada1879
1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 174 The Falcon bating this way and that way, she shall neuer twinde nor tangle, bicause the ring followeth hir still.
1575 G. Gascoigne Dan Bartholmew in Hundred Flowers Tri. i. 19 The gentle slippe, which could both twist and twind.
?a1650 W. Bosworth Chast & Lost Lovers (1651) i. 955 She turn'd To Ivy, whence it still is twinding found.
3. Of an arrow: To part from the bow. rare. (Cf. twine v.1 7b.)
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1592 W. Wyrley Lord Chandos in True Vse Armorie 50 As the arrow from the bow doth twind [rhyme behind] He flieth towards the enimies field.
Derivatives
ˈtwinding n.
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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > writhing or twisting movement > [noun]
throwingOE
wringinga1375
twining1398
wrenching1398
wresting1398
writhing?a1400
wrying1566
wreathing1571
convolution1597
twinding1602
contortion1611
distorquement1628
distortion1718
twisting1725
quirling1754
circumgyration1843
1602 W. Watson Decacordon Ten Quodlibeticall Questions 35 Their dissimulation,..sophistication, winding, twinding, and doubling.
1602 W. Watson Decacordon Ten Quodlibeticall Questions 335 [The hawk] flew a foule flight in windings, twindings, and girdings ouer all.
twound adj.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adjective] > twisted spirally
woundenOE
thwarlc1400
wreathenc1400
writhenc1475
thrown1534
crinkled1558
contort1570
torqued1577
writhed1578
rivelled1594
wrested1609
twound1610
twirled1611
contorted1622
tortile1658
torcular1661
roped1681
wended?1690
twisted1725
entwisteda1800
torquated1851
barley sugar1868
spirated1871
wrangled1876
rangled1924
1610 G. Markham Maister-peece ii. xviii. 245 Hard new twound hemp.
1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) vii. xvi. 663 The making of naues for waggons or cart-wheeles, for which..the more knottie and twound they are, a great deale the fitter they are for that purpose.
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