6 definitions
for twain
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Twain \Twain\ (tw[=a]n), a. & n. [OE. twein, tweien, tweyne, AS.
tw[=e]gen, masc. See Two.]
Two; -- nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in
poetry and burlesque. "Children twain." --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with
him twain. --Matt. v. 41.
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In twain, in halves; into two parts; asunder.
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When old winter split the rocks in twain. --Dryden.
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Twain cloud. (Meteor.) Same as Cumulo-stratus.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
twain
n : two items of the same kind [syn: couple, pair, twosome,
brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet,
dyad, duad]
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) :
TWAIN
Technology Without An Important Name
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :
TWAIN
An image capture API for Microsoft
Windows and Apple Macintosh operating systems. The
standard was first released in 1992, and is currently ratified
at version 1.9 as of January 2000. TWAIN is typically used as
an interface between image processing software and a
scanner or digital camera.
The word TWAIN is from Kipling's "The Ballad of East and West"
- "...and never the twain shall meet...", reflecting the
difficulty, at the time, of connecting scanners and personal
computers. It was up-cased to TWAIN to make it more
distinctive. This led people to believe it was an acronym,
and then to a contest to come up with an expansion. None were
selected, but the entry "Technology Without An Interesting
Name" continues to haunt the standard.
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(2000-02-25)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :
Twain, CA
Zip code(s): 95984
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) :
Twain, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California
Population (2000): 87
Housing Units (2000): 57
Land area (2000): 7.419895 sq. miles (19.217440 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 7.419895 sq. miles (19.217440 sq. km)
FIPS code: 80952
Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06
Location: 40.018101 N, 121.048898 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 95984
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Twain, CA
Twain
