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twire
/ˈtwaɪə(ɹ)/
verb 3noun 3
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3ADJ.
sparkling
VERB + TWIRE
stars
TWIRE + NOUN
'tween, gild'st, thou
Definitions
verb
1
To glance shyly or slyly; look askance; make eyes; leer; peer; pry.
I saw the wench that twired and twinkled at thee.
Which maids will twire at 'tween their fingers.
2
To twinkle; sparkle; wink.
When sparkling stars twire not, thou gild'st the even.
noun
1
A sly glance; a leer.
noun
1
A twisted filament; a thread.
they put the cocons in hot water, and so stirring them about with a kind of rod, the ends of the silk twires of the cocons stick to it
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I saw the wench that twired and twinkled at thee.
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Which maids will twire at 'tween their fingers.
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When sparkling stars twire not, thou gild'st the even.
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they put the cocons in hot water, and so stirring them about with a kind of rod, the ends of the silk twires of the cocons stick to it
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