† twitteredadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: twitter v.², -ed suffix¹; twitter n.², -ed suffix².

Etymology: Either < twitter v.² + -ed suffix¹ or twitter n.² + -ed suffix².

Obsolete (Scottish in later use).

Of yarn or thread: spun too thinly or unevenly; full of defects or irregularities. Frequently in figurative contexts. Cf. twitter n.² 1, twitter v.²

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1603 T. Carew Certaine Godly & Necessarie Serm. sig. X4^v The hindrance they haue with knitting of knots thorow the often breaking of their loose and twittered yarne.

1695 O. Heywood New Creature vii. 104 Thy immortal Soul is hanging over Hell by the small twittered Thread of thy natural Life.

1843 T. Mather in Whistle-Binkie 5th Ser. 45 Baith twitter'd and knotty's the thread o' our life.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	twittered
释义	† twitteredadj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: twitter v.², -ed suffix¹; twitter n.², -ed suffix². Etymology: Either < twitter v.² + -ed suffix¹ or twitter n.² + -ed suffix². Obsolete (Scottish in later use). Of yarn or thread: spun too thinly or unevenly; full of defects or irregularities. Frequently in figurative contexts. Cf. twitter n.² 1, twitter v.² ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [adjective] > with defects or irregularities gouty1597 twittered1603 plucked1738 snickey1845 twitty1856 1603 T. Carew Certaine Godly & Necessarie Serm. sig. X4^v The hindrance they haue with knitting of knots thorow the often breaking of their loose and twittered yarne. 1695 O. Heywood New Creature vii. 104 Thy immortal Soul is hanging over Hell by the small twittered Thread of thy natural Life. 1843 T. Mather in Whistle-Binkie 5th Ser. 45 Baith twitter'd and knotty's the thread o' our life. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < adj.1603
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