Twain

Etymology
From tweyne:, tweien:, twaine:, from  feminine of twegen: from, from. Compare the word two:.

The word outlasted the breakdown of gender in Middle English and survived as a secondary form of two:, then especially in the cases where the numeral follows a noun. Its continuation into modern times was aided by its use in KJV, the Marriage Service, in poetry (where it's commonly used as a rhyme word), and in oral use where it is necessary to be clear that two and not "to" or "too" is meant.

Cardinal number

 * 1)  two
 * 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.
 * 1) * Kipling
 * And never the twain shall meet.
 * 1) * 1866, Algernon Swinburne, Before Parting, lines 1-2
 * A month or twain to live on honeycomb
 * Is pleasant;

Derived terms

 * in twain
 * twain cloud

Anagrams

 * witan

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