twinnedadj.

/twɪnd/poetic.

/ˈtwɪnɪd/

Etymology: < twin n. or twin v.² + -ed suffix¹.

1. Born two at one birth; twin.

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the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective] > relationship between those born at same time

twinling1573

twin-born1610

twina1616

twinneda1616

trins1887

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > relationship to parent > [adjective] > twin

twinling1573

twin-born1610

twina1616

twinneda1616

a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) iv. iii. 3 Twin'd Brothers of one wombe.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) i. ii. 69 We were as twyn'd Lambs, that did frisk i'th'Sun.

1626 G. Sandys tr. Ovid Metamorphosis viii. 157 The twin'd Tyndarides.

1905 R. Garnett William Shakespeare Pedagogue & Poacher 33. ]

a. Intimately joined or united, as two things; coupled (usually also implying close similarity).

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the world > relative properties > relationship > correlation > [adjective] > twin or forming a pair or couple

twin1605

twinneda1616

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) i. vi. 36 The twinn'd Stones Vpon the number'd Beach.

1641 E. Dering Four Speeches Laud i. 2 Two twinned Nations, united together under one regall head.

1872 A. T. de Vere Legends St. Patrick (Cassell) 26 The sun had set; But still those summits twinned,..Laughed with his latest beam.

b. Crystallography. United, as two crystals, or consisting of two crystals united, so as to form a ‘twin’: see twin n. 3b.

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the world > matter > chemistry > crystallography (general) > crystal (general) > crystal types > [adjective] > composite crystals > twin

macled1822

twinned1879

1879 F. Rutley Study of Rocks x. 98 A group of three twinned crystals of triclinic felspar.

1895 N. Story-Maskelyne Crystallogr. vii. §192 Cubic System. Twinned Forms.

1912 Brit. Museum Return 194 Tilasite, a large twinned crystal.

c. Of a city, town, etc.: linked with another (in a different country) for the purpose of friendship and cultural exchange. Usually predicative. Cf. twin town n. at twin adj. and n. Compounds 5.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > [adjective] > other types of town or city

spiry1744

steepled1837

timbery1859

millionaire1864

steeple-roofedc1870

congested district1883

twinned1957

Motopian1961

1923 E. Conybeare Highways & Byways Cambr. & Ely iii. 51 William of Wykeham..first conceived the idea of twinned colleges, in the provinces and at the University.]

1957 Harrogate Advertiser 16 Mar. 13/5 The congress is to talk about problems facing twinned towns, and report on the progress of the twinning.

1960 Guardian 25 Feb. 5/5 About 68 towns in Britain are now ‘twinned’ with towns abroad.

1976 Times 5 July 13/6 Leicester city is twinned with Krefeld and a most encouraging friendship has grown up between the two cities.

1980 Times 11 July 14/8 Delegates pay visits to twinned cities.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	twinned
释义	twinnedadj. /twɪnd/poetic./ˈtwɪnɪd/ Etymology: < twin n. or twin v.² + -ed suffix¹. 1. Born two at one birth; twin. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > [adjective] > relationship between those born at same time twinling1573 twin-born1610 twina1616 twinneda1616 trins1887 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > relationship to parent > [adjective] > twin twinling1573 twin-born1610 twina1616 twinneda1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) iv. iii. 3 Twin'd Brothers of one wombe. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) i. ii. 69 We were as twyn'd Lambs, that did frisk i'th'Sun. View more context for this quotation 1626 G. Sandys tr. Ovid Metamorphosis viii. 157 The twin'd Tyndarides. 1905 R. Garnett William Shakespeare Pedagogue & Poacher 33. ] 2. a. Intimately joined or united, as two things; coupled (usually also implying close similarity). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > correlation > [adjective] > twin or forming a pair or couple twin1605 twinneda1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) i. vi. 36 The twinn'd Stones Vpon the number'd Beach. View more context for this quotation 1641 E. Dering Four Speeches Laud i. 2 Two twinned Nations, united together under one regall head. 1872 A. T. de Vere Legends St. Patrick (Cassell) 26 The sun had set; But still those summits twinned,..Laughed with his latest beam. b. Crystallography. United, as two crystals, or consisting of two crystals united, so as to form a ‘twin’: see twin n. 3b. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > crystallography (general) > crystal (general) > crystal types > [adjective] > composite crystals > twin macled1822 twinned1879 1879 F. Rutley Study of Rocks x. 98 A group of three twinned crystals of triclinic felspar. 1895 N. Story-Maskelyne Crystallogr. vii. §192 Cubic System. Twinned Forms. 1912 Brit. Museum Return 194 Tilasite, a large twinned crystal. c. Of a city, town, etc.: linked with another (in a different country) for the purpose of friendship and cultural exchange. Usually predicative. Cf. twin town n. at twin adj. and n. Compounds 5. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > [adjective] > other types of town or city spiry1744 steepled1837 timbery1859 millionaire1864 steeple-roofedc1870 congested district1883 twinned1957 Motopian1961 1923 E. Conybeare Highways & Byways Cambr. & Ely iii. 51 William of Wykeham..first conceived the idea of twinned colleges, in the provinces and at the University.] 1957 Harrogate Advertiser 16 Mar. 13/5 The congress is to talk about problems facing twinned towns, and report on the progress of the twinning. 1960 Guardian 25 Feb. 5/5 About 68 towns in Britain are now ‘twinned’ with towns abroad. 1976 Times 5 July 13/6 Leicester city is twinned with Krefeld and a most encouraging friendship has grown up between the two cities. 1980 Times 11 July 14/8 Delegates pay visits to twinned cities. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.a1616
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