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Webster 1913 Edition
Two
Two
(toō)
, Adj.
[OE. ,
two
, twa
, properly fem. & neut., twei
, twein
, tweien
, properly masc. (whence E. twain
), AS. twā
, fem. & neut., twēgen
, masc., tū
, neut.; akin to OFries. twēne
, masc., twā
, fem. & neut., OS. twēne
, masc., twā
, fem., twē
, neut., D. twee
, OHG. zwēne
, zwō
, zwei
, G. zwei
, Icel. tveir
, tvær
, tvau
, Sw. två
, Dan. to
, Goth. twai
, twōs
, twa
; Lith. du
, Russ. dva
, Ir. & Gael. da
, W. dau
, dwy
, L. duo
, Gr. δύο
, Skr. dva
. √300. Cf. Balance
, Barouche
, Between
, Bi-
, Combine
, Deuce
two in cards, Double
, Doubt
, Dozen
, Dual
, Duet
, Dyad
, Twain
, Twelve
, Twenty
, Twice
, Twilight
, Twig
, Twine
, Noun.
Twist
.] One and one; twice one.
“Two great lights.” Gen. i. 16.
“Two black clouds.” Milton.
☞ Two is often joined with other words, forming compounds signifying divided into, consisting of, or having, two parts, divisions, organs, or the like; as two-bladed, two-celled, two-eared, two-flowered, twohand, two-headed, two-horse, two-leafed or two-leaved, two-legged, two-lobed, two-masted, two-named, two-part, two-petaled, two-pronged, two-seeded, two-sided, two-story, two-stringed, two-toothed, two-valved, two-winged, and the like.
One or two
, a phrase often used indefinitely for a small number.
Two
,Noun.
1.
The sum of one and one; the number next greater than one, and next less than three; two units or objects.
2.
A symbol representing two units, as 2, II., or ii.
In two
, asunder; into two parts; in halves; in twain; as, cut in two.
Webster 1828 Edition
Two
TWO
,Adj.
1.
One and one. Two similar horses used together, are called a span, or a pair.2.
Two is used in composition; as in two-legged. Man is a two-legged animal.