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Twire vs Twite - What's the difference?

twire | twite |

As nouns the difference between twire and twite

is that twire is a sly glance; a leer or twire can be a twisted filament; a thread while twite is a small passerine bird, , that breeds in northern europe and across central asia.

As a verb twire

is to glance shyly or slyly; look askance; make eyes; leer; peer; pry or twire can be to twist; twirl.

twire

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) . More at (l).

Alternative forms

* (l)

Verb

(twir)
  • To glance shyly or slyly; look askance; make eyes; leer; peer; pry.
  • * Beaumont and Fletcher
    • I saw the wench that twired and twinkled at thee.
  • * Ben Jonson
    • Which maids will twire 'tween their fingers.
  • To twinkle; sparkle; wink.
  • * Shakespeare
    • When sparkling stars twire not.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sly glance; a leer.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) . More at (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A twisted filament; a thread.
    • (John Locke)

    Etymology 3

    Perhaps from a dialectal form of *. Compare (l), (l).

    Verb

    (twir)
  • To twist; twirl.

    • twite

    English

    (wikipedia twite)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small passerine bird, , that breeds in northern Europe and across central Asia.