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Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 30 Aug. 2023
Tie the pieces of twine around the lamb tightly, leaving about 1 inch of space between each piece.
—Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Apr. 2023
If yours doesn't, use cotton twine (ask your butcher for some).
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2023
The bunches of lavender stems can be moistened and coiled around, stitched into a bowl shape with a natural twine.
—Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 23 Aug. 2023
Some crafty DIYers also use twine, primer, and wood stain, but those additional accouterments aren’t necessary.
—Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2023
Henderson fastens faux greenery to a piece of wood and uses twine to hang it on the front door.
—Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 17 Aug. 2023
Her body is often the subject of detailed writing about intimacy and freedom — her difficulties with lovers, pregnancies and misogyny twine through the novel’s wider conflicts.
—Sarah Cypher, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2023
After building the frame out of four bamboo poles joined by twine, run the twine up and down the frame, keeping it taut.
—Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 31 Mar. 2023
Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2023
The carport is where Marzan sits cross-legged for hours looping coconut coir, making nets and twining.
—Sarah Sekula, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2023
Over the past 25 years, Marzan has perfected multiple fiber-weaving techniques, including plaiting, twining, netting and cord-making.
—Sarah Sekula, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2023
On the surface, Nora is a dizzy, much indulged wife, skilled at twining Torvald around her finger.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2023
Plant these wonderful drought tolerant garden vines: - Butterfly vine (Mascagnia ciliatum) is a beautiful drought tolerant, twining evergreen that grows to 20 feet in length.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023
Horizontal wire support keeps twining branches upright.
—oregonlive, 2 Apr. 2023
Attach important photos to construction paper and hang them from string or a clothesline using clothespins (if your party is indoors, attach them to twine or ribbon and hang from a mantel or across a wall).
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2023
His favorite things to do and eat Reitz’s favorite destination in Disneyland is the Matterhorn Bobsleds, a pair of steel roller coasters twining through an Alpine landscape made to resemble the famously precipitous peak.
—Aj Willingham, CNN, 4 Mar. 2023
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Word History
Noun
Middle English twin, from Old English twīn; akin to Middle Dutch twijn twine, Old English twā two
Verb (2)
alteration of Scots twin, from Middle English twinnen, from twin double
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb (1)
13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
Verb (2)
1722, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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