Category:Twain

Twain, a. & n. Etym: [oe. twein, tweien, tweyne, as. twegen, masc. See two.]

Defn: two;- nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry And burlesque. "children twain." Chaucer. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Matt. v. 41. In twain, in halves; into two parts; asunder. When old winder split the rocks in twain. Dryden. -- twain cloud. (meteor.) Same as cumulo-stratus.