Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: twelve – twine
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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.]
- Two times; on two successive occasions; [irony: ED uses the word twice three times in 49/39.]
- Doubly; two times.
- For the second time; [iconic: ED uses the word twice two times in 846/950.]
- 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.]
- Sprig; shoot; new growth; small branch on a tree.
- Stick; small broken-off branch.
- Foothold; support; temporary landing place; [fig.] thought; idea; belief.
- Line; [fig.] tune; melody; part of a song.
- Fragment; piece; particle.
- Small log; piece of wood.
twilight, n. [ME.]
- Evening light; quality of sunlight between day and night.
- 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.]
- Thread; string; yarn; twisted strands of plant fiber.
- Fiber; vine; tendril; various natural filaments.