twain

POS

Definite Article, Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun twain has 1 sense

twain(n = noun.quantity) brace, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twosome, yoke - two items of the same kind; Array

has parts: fellow, mate

is a kind of 2, deuce, ii, two

has particulars: doubleton

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CIDE DICTIONARY

twain, a. & n. [OE. twein, tweien, tweyne, AS. tw, masc. See Two.].

Two; -- nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
"And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain." [1913 Webster]

"When old winter split the rocks in twain." [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

twain, adj. & n. archaic two (usu. in twain).

Etymology

OE twegen, masc. form of twa TWO