twain

UK
/tweɪn/
US
/tweɪn/

Translations

twainnoun
UK
/tweɪn/
US
/tweɪn/
The twain of socks was missing one.
Пара носков потеряла один.
Additional translations
twainnumeral
UK
/tweɪn/
US
/tweɪn/
Archaic cardinal number meaning "two".
Synonyms
a pair
a couple

Definitions

twainnoun
Two people or things considered together; a pair or couple (archaic).
In the saying 0never the twain shall meet0, the twain refers to two very different things.
twainnumeral
Archaic: The cardinal number two.
He gave me twain apples for my journey.