tweel (twel)

and v. A Scotch variant of twill1. Compare tweed. 'tween (twen), prep. A contraction of between. The iron bit he crusheth ' tween his teeth. Shak., Venus and Adonis, 1. 269. 'tween-brain (twēn'brān), n. The cerebral segment between the fore-brain and midbrain; the interbrain, diencephalon, or thalamencephalon. Also ' twixt - brain . 'tween-deck (twēn'dek), a . Being or lodging between decks. The crew and the ' tween - deck pa engers. W. C. Ru ell , Jack's Courtship, xxxviii. 'tween-decks (twēn'deks), adv . and n. Same as between - decks. The blubber is cut into pieces about a foot square and stowed into the ' tween - decks . Encyc. Brit ., XXIV. 526. IMG:content-1138.png:[blocks in formation] Drawing a little penknife out of a pair of tweezes I then chanced to have about me. Boyle, Works, II. 419. 2. pl. Same as tweezers, 1. Take anything that's given you, purses, knives, handkerchers, rosaries, tweezes, any toy, any money. Middle ton and Rowley, Spanish Gypsy, ii. 1. tweezer1 (twē'zér), v. [ I like Eichhorn better than Paulus: there is le micrology, le tweeze ring at trifles, in his erudition. W. Taylor, To R. Southey, Dec. 7, 1806 (in Robberd, II. [146). II. trans. To extract with or as with tweezers. Having tweeze red out what slender blo om lived on lip or cheek of manhood. Tennyson, quoted in James Hadley's E ays, Philol. and [Critical, p. 301. tweezer2 (twe'zer), n. The American merganser. Also called weaser. G. Trumbull, 1888. tweezer-case (twē'zėr-kās), n. 1. A case for carrying tweezers safely, as about the person, or on a journey. There heroes' wits are kept in pond'rous vases, And beaux' in snuff-boxes and tweezer-cases. 2. Same as tweeze, 1. Pope , R. of the L., v. 116. tweezers (twē'zers), n. pl. [Formerly tweeser; prob., with er for orig. orig. -el, and by confusion with tweeze, tweese, a var. of E. dial. twi el, a fork of a tree, also a double fruit, In the inside of the case were the usual a ortment of silk and needles, with sci ors, tweezers , . Scott , Heart of Mid-Lothian, xxxviii. 2. Same as tweeze, 1. E. H. Knight. tweifoldt, a. A Middle English form of twofold. tweinet, n. An old spelling of twain. twelfth (twelfth), a. and n. [With- th for earlier-t, II. n. 1. One of twelve equal parts of anything; the quotient of unity divided by twelve. -2. In early Eng . law , a twelfth of the rents of the year, or of movables, or both, granted or levied by way of tax.-3. In music , a tone twelve diatonic degrees above or below a given tone, or the interval between two such tones; a compound fifth.-4. In organ - building , a stop giving tones a twelfth above the normal pitch of the s used.-5t. Twelfth-day. Paston Letters , III. 33. Twelfth-cake (twelfthʼkāk), n. A cake prepared for the festivities of Twelfth-night. Into this cake a bean is introduced, and, the cake being divided by lot, whoever draws the piece containing the bean is entitled, as the bean-king, to preside over the ceremonies. In the same way a queen has sometimes been chosen in addition to or instead of a king. Coins have occasionally been substituted for the bean. ... is without Twelfth Scarcely a shop in London cakes and finery in the windows on Twelfth-day. Hone , Every-Day Book, I. 50. The celebration of Twelfth-Day with the costly and elegant Twelfth - cake has much declined within the last half century. Chambers's Book of Days , I. 64. Twelfth-day (twelfth'dā), n. [ Twelthe day; twelfth + day .] The twelfth day after Christmas; the festival of the Epiphany, occurring on the 6th of January. Also called tweeny (twe'ni), n.; pl.tweenies(-is). [ tween Twelfth -tide. See Epiphany. A servant who works others, or a ists both. [Prov. Eng.] Being in want of a girl to ease both the cook and the housemaid, my wife made her requirements known to some neighbour, who replied, "Oh, yes; I see. You want a tweenie ." N. and Q., 7th ser., VI. 458. And my Lord of Wynchestr and my Lord of Seint Jones were with him on the morow after Tweltheday , and he speke to hem as well as ever he did. Paston Letters , I. 315. In its character as a popular festival, Twelfth - Day stands only inferior to Christmas. The leading object held in view is to do honour to the three wise men, or, as they are more generally denominated, the three kings. Chambers's Book of Days , I. 62. Twelfth-night (twelfth'nit), n. The eve of the festival of the Epiphany. Many social rites and ceremonies have long been connected with Twelfth- The twentieth century will begin not, as supposed, in January, 1900, but in January, 1901. N. and Q., 7th ser., XI. 64. 2. Being one of twenty equal parts into which anything is divided. II. n. 1. The quotient of unity divided by twenty; one of twenty equal parts of anything. -2. In early Eng . law , a twentieth of the rents of the year, or of movables, or both, granted or levied by way of tax. Come then, come then, and let us bring Unto our prettie Twelfth - Tide King Each one his sever all offering. IMG:content-1139.png:[blocks in formation] more than nineteen; twice ten: a cardinal nu- meral.-2. Proverbially, an indefinite number: sometimes duplicated. As for Maximilian, upon twenty respects he could not have been the man. Bacon , Hist. Hen. VII., p. 350. II. n.; pl. twenties (-tiz). 1. The number which is one more than nineteen; twice ten; a score.-2. A symbol representing this number, as 20, XX, or xx.-3. An old division of Eng- lish infantry (see you sand and hundred ). The commander of a twenty was called vintiner . Twenty-first rule. See rule1. Twenty-five Articles. See article . IMG:content-1140.png:[blocks in formation] Loyal Songs . (Mason's Supp. to Johnson.) [Also twyblade ; twi- twiblade (twi'blād), n. + blade .] Same as twayblade . twice (twis), adv . [Early mod. E. twise ; twizes , twiges (=MLG. twiges , twies = MHG. zwies ) , with adv. gen. -es , twiwa , twenty-four (twen'ti-för'), a. and n. I. a. Four more than twenty: a cardinal numeral. -Twenty-four hours, a day, as consisting of so many hours. Botanists may find it worth while to observe if it [the Martagon lily) smells offensively at any time during the twenty - four hours. N. and Q., 7th ser., XI. 193. That Cytee was wont to be righte strong; but it was Mandeville , Travels, p. 46. Thus twyes in his slepynge dremed he. Chaucer, Nun's Priest's Tale, L. 192. What, would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice ? Shak ., M. of V., iv. 1. 69. twenty.-2. A symbol representing this num- ber, as 24, XXIV, or xxiv.-3. pl . In printing : ( a ) A form of composed type or plates con- taining twenty-four pages properly arranged for printing and folding in consecutive order. ( b ) A sheet of paper printed from a form ar- ranged as above described. (c) A book made up of sections of twenty-four pages. I have observed that the author of a folio... sets him- self above the author of a quarto; the author of a quarto above the author of an octavo; and so on, by a gradual de- scent and subordination, to an author in twenty - fours . Add is on, Spectator, No. 529. twenty four-mo (twen'ti-för'mō), n. [An Eng- lish reading of 24mo , which stands for XXIVmo, i. e. L. ( in ) vicesimo quarto , 'in twenty fourth'; cf. twelvemo , duodecimo , etc.] 1. A leaf from a sheet of paper regularly folded for a book in twenty-four equal parts. When the size of paper is not named, it is supposed to be a medium 24mo, of which the untrimmed leaf is about 30 by 5 inches. 2. A book made up of leaves folded in twenty- four equal parts. twentymo (twen'ti-mō), n. [Cf. twenty four- mo.] A sheet regularly folded to make twenty leaves of uniform size. Written shortly 20mo. C. T. Jacobi , Printers' Vocab. twenty-second (twen'ti-sek'ond), n. In music , a tone distant three octaves from a given tone, or the interval between two such tones; a triple octave. twi- =D. twee -MLG. twi- , twe- , LG. twe- =OHG. MHG.zwi-, G. zwie- = Icel. tri , a combining form of AS. twa , etc., E. two : see two , and ef. bi -2, di -2.] A prefix of Anglo-Saxon origin, a form of two in composition. It occurs in twibill , twi- blade , twifallow , twifold , twilight , etc. twibill (twi'bil), n. [Formerly also twibil , twy bill, twybil, twyble ; twibil , twyble , twibill , twi- , two, + bill , a bill: see twi- and ly that carried by the Northern nations. Such bill2 .] 1. A double-bladed battle-ax, especial- battle-axes are often mentioned in literature, although but few heads of double axes have been found among thou- sands of other types. Compare Danish ax (under Danish ), and axl . At Byzantium many a year ago My father bore the twibil valiantly. If any Stranger be desirous to bring away any for Nov- elty's sake, he must be a great Favourite to get a pair of Shoes of them [Chinese women], though he give twice their value. Dampier , Voyages, I. 408. And, if you asked of him to say What twice 10 was, or 3 times 7, He'd glance (in quite a placid way) From heaven to earth, from earth to heaven. C. S. Calverley, Gemini and Virgo. At twice. (a) At two distinct times; by two distinct operations. He took out an Instrument, bored thirty holes at twice , As they sailed to the Lowlands low. Ballad of the Goulden Vanitee , quoted in Mrs. Gordon's [Christopher North, p. 433. "Did Mr. Tulliver let you have the money all at once?" said Mrs. Tulliver. "No; at twice ," said Mrs. Mo . George Eliot , Mill on the Flo , iii. 3. His Grace should have a gla and a half of Cham- pagne. His Grace won't drink his wine out of a tumbler, so perhaps your ladyship won't mind giving it him at twice. Trollope , Phineas Redux, xxv. (b) The second time; by or on a second trial, perform- ance, etc. I could hardly compa e one of them [pillars] at twice with both my armes. Coryat, Crudities, I. 220. Please but your worship now To take three drops of the rich water with you, I'll undertake your man shall cure you, sir, At twice i' your own chamber. Middle ton ( and others ), The Widow, iv. 2. Twice-laid rope. See ropel. twicet (twis), a. [ twice , adv .] Occurring twice. twice-told (twis'told), a . Told or related twice; hence, trite; hackneyed. Life is as tedious as a twice - told tale Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man. Shak., K. John, iii. 4. 108. The bistort, twice-writhen (twis'riTH"n), n. Polygonum Bistort a . See Polygonum . twicht, twichert. Old spellings of twitch1 , twitcher . twichildt (twi'child), a . [Also twychild ; twi- + child .] Being in second childhood. Com- twichild And when thow shalt grow twychild , she will bee Care full and kinde (religiously) to thee. Davies, Scourge of Folly, p. 218. ( Hall i well .) 6551 They [Centaurs], their twy - fold bosoms over-gorg'd, Oppos'd in fight to These us.