Category:Two

Two, a. Etym: [oe. two, twa, properly fem. & neut., twei, twein, Tweien, properly masc. (whence e. twain), as. twa, fem. & neut., tw, Masc., t, neut.; akin to ofries. tw, masc., twa, fem. & neut., Os. Tw, masc., twa, fem., tw, neut., D. twee, ohg. zw, zw, zwei, g. zwei, Icel. tveir, tvær, tvau, sw. två, dan. to, goth. twai, tw, twa; lith. Du, russ. dva, ir. & gael. da, w. dau, dwy, l. duo, gr. dva. Balance, Barouche, between, bi-, combine, deuce two in cards, double, doubt, Dozen, dual, duet, dyad, twain, twelve, twenty, twice, twilight, Twig, twine, n., Twist.]

Defn: one and one; twice one. "two great lights." Gen. i. 16. "two Black clouds." Milton.

Note: two is often joined with other words, forming compounds Signifying divided into, consisting of, or having, two parts, Divisions, organs, or the like; as two-bladed, two-celled, two-eared, Two-flowered, twohand, two-headed, two-horse, two-leafed or two- Leaved, two-legged, two-lobed, two-masted, two-named, two-part, two- Petaled, two-pronged, two-seeded, two-sided, two-story, two-stringed, Two-foothed, two-valved, two-winged, and the like. One or two, a Phrase often used indefinitely for a small number.

Two Two, n.

1. The sum of one; the number next greater than one, and next less Than three; two units or objects.

2. A symbol representing two units, as 2, ii., or ii. In two, Asunder; into parts; in halves; in twain; as, cut in two.