Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Twig (-s)
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.
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