From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Twine \Twine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Twined; p. pr. & vb. n.
Twining.] [OE. twinen, fr. AS. tw[imac]n a twisted thread;
akin to D. twijnen to twine, Icel. & Sw. tvinna, Dan. tvinde.
See Twine, n.]
1. To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of
threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen.
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2. To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible
substance around another body.
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Let me twine
Mine arms about that body. --Shak.
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3. To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.
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Let wreaths of triumph now my temples twine. --Pope.
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4. To change the direction of. [Obs.] --Fairfax.
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5. To mingle; to mix. [Obs.] --Crashaw.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Twine \Twine\ (tw[imac]n), n. [AS. tw[imac]n, properly, a
twisted or double thread; akin to D. twijn, Icel. tvinni;
from twi-. See Twice, and cf. Twin.]
1. A twist; a convolution.
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Typhon huge, ending in snaky twine. --Milton.
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2. A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads
or strands twisted together, and used for various
purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and
the like; a small cord or string.
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3. The act of twining or winding round. --J. Philips.
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Twine reeler, a kind of machine for twisting twine; a kind
of mule, or spinning machine.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Twine \Twine\, v. i.
1. To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved.
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2. To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander.
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As rivers, though they bend and twine,
Still to the sea their course incline. --Swift.
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3. To turn round; to revolve. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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4. To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb
spirally; as, many plants twine.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
twine
n 1: a lightweight cord [syn: string, twine]
v 1: spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons";
"Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" [syn:
intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace,
lace] [ant: untwine]
2: arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your
finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped
her arms around the child" [syn: wind, wrap, roll,
twine] [ant: unroll, unwind, wind off]
3: make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope"
4: form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" [syn:
twist, twine, distort] [ant: untwist]