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/euh twayn"/, adv. Archaic.in twain; in two; apart.[1350-1400; ME; see A-1, TWAIN]
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Atwain — A*twain , adv. [OE. atwaine, atwinne; pref. a + twain.] In twain; asunder. [Obs. or Poetic] Cuts atwain the knots. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
atwain — [ə twān′] adv. [ME: see A 1 & TWAIN] Archaic in two [cut atwain] … English World dictionary
atwain — ə.ˈtwān adverb Etymology: Middle English atweyne, from a (I) + tweyne twain archaic : in twain : in two parts : asunder * * * … Useful english dictionary
atwain — adverb In twain; asunder … Wiktionary
atwain — /əˈtweɪn/ (say uh twayn) adverb Archaic in twain; in two; asunder. Also, atwo /əˈtu/ (say uh tooh). {Middle English; from a 1 + twain} …
Atween — A*tween , adv. or prep. [See {Atwain}, and cf. {Between}.] Between. [Archaic] Spenser. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bit — Bite Bite (b[imac]t), v. t. [imp. {Bit} (b[i^]t); p. p. {Bitten} (b[i^]t t n), {Bit}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Biting}.] [OE. biten, AS. b[=i]tan; akin to D. bijten, OS. b[=i]tan, OHG. b[=i]zan, G. beissen, Goth. beitan, Icel. b[=i]ta, Sw. bita, Dan.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bit — Bite Bite (b[imac]t), v. t. [imp. {Bit} (b[i^]t); p. p. {Bitten} (b[i^]t t n), {Bit}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Biting}.] [OE. biten, AS. b[=i]tan; akin to D. bijten, OS. b[=i]tan, OHG. b[=i]zan, G. beissen, Goth. beitan, Icel. b[=i]ta, Sw. bita, Dan.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bite — (b[imac]t), v. t. [imp. {Bit} (b[i^]t); p. p. {Bitten} (b[i^]t t n), {Bit}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Biting}.] [OE. biten, AS. b[=i]tan; akin to D. bijten, OS. b[=i]tan, OHG. b[=i]zan, G. beissen, Goth. beitan, Icel. b[=i]ta, Sw. bita, Dan. bide, L.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Biting — Bite Bite (b[imac]t), v. t. [imp. {Bit} (b[i^]t); p. p. {Bitten} (b[i^]t t n), {Bit}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Biting}.] [OE. biten, AS. b[=i]tan; akin to D. bijten, OS. b[=i]tan, OHG. b[=i]zan, G. beissen, Goth. beitan, Icel. b[=i]ta, Sw. bita, Dan.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
