Thesaurus: twire

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1. n. A twisted filament; a thread.
2. v. i. To peep; to glance obliquely; to leer.
3. v. i. To twinkle; to glance; to gleam.
4. v. i. To sing, or twitter.
5. A twisted filament; a thread. [Obs.] Locke. 1. To peep; to glance obliquely; to leer. [Obs.] Which maids will twire '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. Shak. To sing, or twitter. [Obs.] Chaucer.
6. A twisted filament; a thread. [Obs.] Locke.
7. n. A twisted filament; a thread. v. i. To peep; to glance obliquely; to leer. v. i. To twinkle; to glance; to gleam. v. i. To sing, or twitter.