TWIRE
\twˈa͡ɪ͡ə], \twˈaɪə], \t_w_ˈaɪə]\
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By Oddity Software
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tw[=i]r, v.i. (obs.) to glance obliquely: (Shak.) to twinkle, to gleam--also TWEER.--n. a shy look. [Cf. Bavarian zwiren, to spy, glance. Cf. Queer and Thwart.]
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tw[=i]r, v.t. (obs.) to twist, twirl. [Perh. conn. with A.S. thweran, to stir, churn; cf. Old High Ger. dweran, to stir.]
By Thomas Davidson
