v. Obs. Also twinde, twynd; pa. t. and pple. twound. [Variant of TWINE v.1, perh. after the pa. t. and pple. twined, or by assimilation to WIND v.]
1. trans. To twist, twine, wind, turn.
1548. Thomas, Ital. Dict. (1550), Imbarbugliare, to tangle, twynde, encombre.
a. 1562. G. Cavendish, Poems, etc. (1825), II. 93. The spyndells end alredy is at the ground, The thred ontwynned cannot more be twound.
1590. Fenne, Fruits, F f j. In token of her last farewell her head towards me she twound [rhyme bound].
1606. Marston, Sophonisba, III. i. Syphax with his dagger twound about her haire, drags in Sophonisba.
1610. Markham, Masterp., II. clvii. 464. Take a tampin of horse haire twound together.
1616. Surfl. & Markh., Country Farme, 130. The Rider euer obseruing … to make the Colt goe straight forth-right, and by no meanes to turne or twynd him about anie way. Ibid., 154. When the Brambles begin to shoot forth, to interlace them and twynd them bought-wise about the blacke Thornes.
1659. Torriano, Torcere, to wrap, to twinde in [1598 Florio, winde in].
2. intr. To become entangled or knotted; to twist, twine, wind.
1575. Turberv., Falconrie, 175. The falcon bating this way and that way she shall neuer twinde nor tangle bicause the ring followeth hir still.
1575. Gascoigne, Flowers, Dan Barth., Tri. i. 19. The gentle slippe, which could both twist and twind.
c. 1626. W. Bosworth, Arcadius & Sepha, I. 955. She turn’d To Ivy, whence it still is twinding found.
3. Of an arrow: To part from the bow, rare–1. (Cf. TWINE v.1 7 b.)
1592. Wyrley, Armorie, Ld. Chandos, 50. As the arrow from the bow doth twind [rhyme behind] He flieth towards the enimies field.
Hence Twinding vbl. sb., Twound ppl. a.
1600. W. Watson, Decacordon (1602), 35. Their dissimulation,… sophistication, winding, twinding, and doubling. Ibid., 335. [The hawk] flew a foule flight in windings, twindings, and girdings ouer all.
1610. Markham, Masterp., II. xviii. 245. Hard new twound hemp.
1616. Surfl. & Markh., Country Farme, 663. The making of naues for waggons or cart-wheeles, for which … the more knottie and twound they are, a great deale the fitter they are for that purpose.
