Twit"ter*ing, n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, twitters.
2. A slight nervous excitement or agitation, such as is caused by
desire, expectation, or suspense.
A widow, who had a twittering towards a second husband, took a
gossiping companion to manage the job.
L'Estrange.
Twit"ting*ly (?), adv. In a twitting manner; with upbraiding.
Twit"tle-twat`tle (?), n. [See Twattle.] Tattle; gabble. L'Estrange.
'Twixt (?). An abbreviation of Betwixt, used in poetry, or in
colloquial language.
'Twixt"-brain` (?), n. (Anat.) The thalamen&?;cephalon.
Two (t), a. [OE. two, twa, properly fem. & neut., twei, twein, tweien,
properly masc. (whence E. twain), AS. tw, fem. & neut., twgen, masc.,
t, neut.; akin to OFries. twne, masc., tw, fem. & neut., OS. twne,
masc., tw, fem., tw, neut., D. twee, OHG. zwne, zw, zwei, G. zwei,
Icel. tveir, tvær, tvau, Sw. två, Dan. to, Goth. twai, tws, twa; Lith.
du, Russ. dva, Ir. & Gael. da, W. dau, dwy, L. duo, Gr. dy`o, Skr. dva.
√300. Cf. Balance, Barouche, Between, Bi- , Combine, Deuce two in
cards, Double, Doubt, Dozen, Dual, Duet, Dyad, Twain, Twelve, Twenty,
Twice, Twilight, Twig, Twine, n., Twist.] One and one; twice one. "Two
great lights." Gen. i. 16. "Two black clouds." Milton.
Two is often joined with other words, forming compounds signifying
divided into, consisting of, or having, two parts, divisions, organs,
or the like; as two-bladed, two-celled, two-eared, two- flowered,
twohand, two-headed, two-horse, two- leafed or two-leaved, two-legged,
two-lobed, two-masted, two-named, two-part, two-petaled, two-pronged,
two-seeded, two-sided, two-story, two-stringed, two-foothed,
two-valved, two- winged, and the like.
One or two, a phrase often used indefinitely for a small number.
Two (?), n. 1. The sum of one and one; the number next greater than
one, and next less than three; two units or objects.