Twining is the process of interlacing strands as if to make
twine
Twine is a strong thread, light string or cord composed of two or more thinner strands twisted, and then twisted together (plied). The strands are plied in the opposite direction to that of their twist, which adds torsional strength to the cor ...
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Twining may also refer to:
Places
United States
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Twining, Michigan, a village
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Twining, New Mexico, an unincorporated community
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Twining, Washington, D.C.
Twining is a neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C., near the eastern bank of the Anacostia River. It is bounded by Minnesota Avenue NE to the northeast, Branch Avenue to the northwest, and Pennsylvania Avenue to the south. The Fort Dupont yea ...
, a neighborhood
People
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Twining (surname) Twining is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*William Twining (military physician) (1790–1835), British military physician
*Dick Twining (1889–1979), English cricketer
*Edward Twining (1899–1967), British diplomat and author ...
Other uses
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Twining basketry, a type of basket-weaving
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Twining Models
Twining Models of Northampton, England, was founded in 1920 by Ernest W. Twining. The firm had its origins in work Twining was doing as a sub-contractor to Bassett-Lowke's. It undertook, mostly for Bassett-Lowke's, (though never a formal part of t ...
, an English model-making firm
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Twining v. New Jersey
''Twining v. New Jersey'', 211 U.S. 78 (1908), was a case of the U.S. Supreme Court. In this case, the Court established the Incorporation Doctrine by concluding that while certain rights enumerated in the Bill of Rights might apply to the states u ...
'', 1908 U.S. Supreme Court case concerning Fifth Amendment rights
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USS ''Twining'' (DD-540), American ''Fletcher''-class destroyer
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Vine
A vine ( Latin ''vīnea'' "grapevine", "vineyard", from ''vīnum'' "wine") is any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent (that is, climbing) stems, lianas or runners. The word ''vine'' can also refer to such stems or runners thems ...
s growing upwards by revolving around and leaning on a supporting structure
See also
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Twinings
Twinings () is a British marketer of tea and other beverages, including coffee, hot chocolate and malt drinks, based in Andover, Hampshire. The brand is owned by Associated British Foods. It holds the world's oldest continually used company ...
, a British tea brand
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Twinning (disambiguation)
Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to:
* In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so;
* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
* Twinning instit ...
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