twinyadj.
/ˈtwʌɪni/ rare.
1. Of the nature of, or resembling, twine.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > other manufactured or derived materials > [adjective] > made of rope or cord > resembling twine
twiny1620
1620 F. Quarles Jonah (1638) 12 Arise O Sleeper,..Theres not a twiny thred 'twixt death and thee.
1771 J. Foot Penseroso v. 203 Whilst swelling nets Their twiny bondage spread.
2. Characterized by, or suggestive of, twining.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [adjective] > having many or winding curves
tortivous14..
anfractuous?a1425
tortuous1426
tortuea1500
snakish1532
winding1538
wormy1545
boughty1570
wriggled1572
sinuous1578
serpent-likea1586
crankled1594
serpent1597
snaky1600
flexuous1605
snaking1605
cringle-crangle1606
voluminous1611
serpenting?1614
serpentine1615
curvy1623
serpentizing1628
worming1631
lacinious1648
anguineous1656
anguine1657
anfractuose1680
twisting1683
vermicular1712
worm-like1721
flexuose1727
meandering1748
crinkum-crankum1766
serpentiform1777
serpentining1799
anguiform1800
ophite1828
tortuose1829
cranky1836
sinuose1836
serpentile1857
twisty1857
sinuated1859
vermiculatea1864
twinyc1868
tortive1880
crinkle-crankle1881
serpentinous1882
quirky1890
twistical1890
waggly1894
wriggly1901
squiggly1902
wiggly1903
contortionate1911
wig-waggy1914
curvaceous1965
c1868 G. H. Kingsley Sport & Trav. (1900) iii. 56 Wait till you feel a twiney and twisty sensation which informs you of uneasiness at the other end [of the fishing~line].
c1870 G. H. Kingsley Sport & Trav. (1900) v. 133 His subtle, twisty and twiny mind.
1902 Westm. Gaz. 20 Mar. 3/2 The fichu should be of Alençon lace in the cream or twiny tones.
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