2. An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal sound.

He has such a twang in his discourse.

Arbuthnot.

Twan"gle (?), v. i. & t. To twang.

While the twangling violin Struck up with Soldier-laddie.

Tennyson.

Twank (?), v. t. To cause to make a sharp twanging sound; to twang, or

twangle. Addison.

Twan"kay (?), n. See Note under Tea, n., 1.

'T was (?). A contraction of it was.

Twat"tle (?), v. i. [Cf. Tattle, Twaddle.] To prate; to talk much and

idly; to gabble; to chatter; to twaddle; as, a twattling gossip.

L'Estrange.

Twat"tle, v. t. To make much of, as a domestic animal; to pet. [Prov.

Eng.] Grose.

Twat"tle, n. Act of prating; idle talk; twaddle.

Twat"tler (?), n. One who twattles; a twaddler.

Tway (?), a. & n. [OE. twei. See Twain.] Two; twain. [Obs.] Spenser.

Tway"blade` (?), n. (Bot.) Any one of several orchidaceous plants which

have only two leaves, as the species of Listera and of Liparis.

[Written also twyblade.]

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