Twine
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( v. i.) To turn round; to revolve.
(2): ( n.) A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string.
(3): ( n.) To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.
(4): ( n.) A twist; a convolution.
(5): ( n.) The act of twining or winding round.
(6): ( n.) To change the direction of.
(7): ( n.) To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen.
(8): ( n.) To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body.
(9): ( v. i.) To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander.
(10): ( n.) To mingle; to mix.
(11): ( v. i.) To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved.
(12): ( v. i.) To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally; as, many plants twine.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
twı̄n ( שׁזרר , shāzar , "to be twined"): The word is used in Exodus 26:1 ff; Exodus 36:8 ff, etc., of the "fine twined linen" used for the curtains and hangings of the tabernacle, and for parts of the priests' dress. It denotes linen the finely spun threads of which consisted of two or more smaller threads twined together. See Linen; Tabernacle .
