Definitions
two items of the same kind
Word origin
From Middle English tweyne, tweien, twaine, from Old English twēġen m (“two”), from Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Cognate with Saterland Frisian twäin, Low German twene, German zween. More at two.
Used in a sentence
“But the warm twilight round us twain will never rise again.”
“Bring me these twain cups of wine and water, and let us drink from the one we feel more befitting of this day.”
“Since I haue your good leaue to goe away, I will make haſt; but till I come againe, No bed ſhall ere be guilty of my ſtay, Nor reſt be interpoſer twixt vs twaine.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Two, poetically”5 letters
02“Pair, old-style”5 letters
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