Emily Dickinson Lexicon

twelve, n. [see twelve, adj.]

A dozen; ten plus two; six times two; [ellipsis] twelve months; one year.

twere ('twere), v. [subjunctive form of “it was”; see it, pron., and was, v.; contracted form always preceded by an apostrophe in Dickinson's poems, but we cannot alphabetize words that begin with punctuation.]

It were; it would be.

twice, adv. [OE.]

1. Two times; on two successive occasions; [irony: ED uses the word twice three times in 49/39.]
2. Doubly; two times.
3. For the second time; [iconic: ED uses the word twice two times in 846/950.]
4. Two times in number; double , amount or value; [iconic: ED uses the word twice two times in 1732/1773.]

twice, n. [see twice, adv.]

Repetition; reiteration; another time; second chance.

twig (-s), n. [OE twigge.]

1. Sprig; shoot; new growth; small branch on a tree.
2. Stick; small broken-off branch.
3. Foothold; support; temporary landing place; [fig.] thought; idea; belief.
4. Line; [fig.] tune; melody; part of a song.
5. Fragment; piece; particle.
6. Small log; piece of wood.

twilight, n. [ME.]

1. Evening light; quality of sunlight between day and night.
2. Dusk; sunset; evening time; boundary between light and dark; [fig.] dimension between life and death.

twill ('twill), v. [see it, pron., and will, v.; contracted form always preceded by an apostrophe in Dickinson's poems, but we cannot alphabetize words that begin with punctuation.]

It will.

twin, adj. [see twin, n.]

Duplicate; parallel; co-equal; equivalent.

twin, n. [OE.]

Duplicate; double; likeness; imitation; similitude; counterpart; exact copy; matching pair; mirror image.

twine, n. [OE twín.]

1. Thread; string; yarn; twisted strands of plant fiber.
2. Fiber; vine; tendril; various natural filaments.