English
Etymology
Old English twegen|tw�ġen.
Pronunciation
IPA|/tweɪn/
audio|en-us-twain.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪn|-eɪn
Cardinal number
twain
- dated two
Quotations
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Matthew 5:41.
Til that the deeth departe shal us tweyne ... Chaucer, Knight's Tale, ln. 1632.
And never the twain shall meet ... Kipling
Derived terms
in twain
twain cloud
it:twain
fi:twain
te:twain
vi:twain
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