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Webster 1913 Edition
Twire
Twire
,Noun.
[Cf. D.
tweern
, G. zwirn
, and E. twine
.] A twisted filament; a thread.
[Obs.]
Locke.
Twire
,Verb.
I.
[Cf. MHG.
zwieren
, E. thwart
, and queer
.] 1.
To peep; to glance obliquely; to leer.
[Obs.]
Which maids will
twire
at ’tween their fingers. B. Jonson.
I saw the wench that
twired
and twinkled at thee. Beau. & Fl.
2.
To twinkle; to glance; to gleam.
[Obs.]
When sparkling stars
twire
not. Shakespeare
Twire
,Verb.
I.
To sing, or twitter.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
Webster 1828 Edition
Twire
TWIRE
,Verb.
I.