twine

• vt.もつれ合う；絡み合う；編む
• vi.巻きつける；ねじる；織り交ぜる；編む
• n.ひも；撚り；組紐

twinの反意語から; twine、ひも、紐、ロープなどの意味に由来する。

twine (n.)

"strong thread made from twisted strands," Old English twin "double thread," from Proto-Germanic *twiznaz "double thread, twisted thread" (cognates: Dutch twijn, Low German twern, German zwirn "twine, thread"), from the same root as twin (adj.).

twine (v.)

"to twist strands together to form twine," c. 1300, from twine (n.) and probably also from Old Norse tvinna "to double." Sense of "to twist around something" (as twine does) is recorded from late 14c. Related: Twined; twining.

1. These strands of molecules twine around each other to form cable-like structures.

これらの分子鎖は互いに絡み合い、ケーブル状の構造を形成している。

2.He tied the parcel with twine .

彼はひもで包みました。

3.As the flimsy constructs soared，the men paid out twine until the kites reached three or four thousand feet.

この薄いものが上に上がるにつれて、彼らは凧が3、4千フィートの高さまで飛ぶまでゆっくりと細い縄を出した。

4.Their cardboard boxes were wrapped and tied neatly with waxed twine .

彼らの段ボール箱はワックス糸できちんとくくられている。

5.The vines twine about the frame and form a shade.

瓜の藤が藤棚に巻きつけられ、日陰になっている。