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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Twin \Twin\, a. [OE. twin double, AS. getwinne two and two, pl.,
     twins; akin to D. tweeling a twin, G. zwilling, OHG.
     zwiniling, Icel. tvennr, tvinnr, two and two, twin, and to
     AS. twi- two. See Twice, Two.]
     1. Being one of two born at a birth; as, a twin brother or
        sister.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Being one of a pair much resembling one another; standing
        the relation of a twin to something else; -- often
        followed by to or with. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Bot.) Double; consisting of two similar and corresponding
        parts.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Crystallog.) Composed of parts united according to some
        definite law of twinning. See Twin, n., 4.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Twin boat, or Twin ship (Naut.), a vessel whose deck and
        upper works rest on two parallel hulls.
  
     Twin crystal. See Twin, n., 4.
  
     Twin flower (Bot.), a delicate evergreen plant ({Linn[ae]a
        borealis) of northern climates, which has pretty,
        fragrant, pendulous flowers borne in pairs on a slender
        stalk.
  
     Twin-screw steamer, a steam vessel propelled by two screws,
        one on either side of the plane of the keel.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Twin \Twin\, a. [OE. twin double, AS. getwinne two and two, pl.,
     twins; akin to D. tweeling a twin, G. zwilling, OHG.
     zwiniling, Icel. tvennr, tvinnr, two and two, twin, and to
     AS. twi- two. See Twice, Two.]
     1. Being one of two born at a birth; as, a twin brother or
        sister.
  
     2. Being one of a pair much resembling one another; standing
        the relation of a twin to something else; -- often
        followed by to or with. --Shak.
  
     3. (Bot.) Double; consisting of two similar and corresponding
        parts.
  
     4. (Crystallog.) Composed of parts united according to some
        definite law of twinning. See Twin, n., 4.
  
     Twin boat, or Twin ship (Naut.), a vessel whose deck and
        upper works rest on two parallel hulls.
  
     Twin crystal. See Twin, n., 4.
  
     Twin flower (Bot.), a delicate evergreen plant ({Linn[ae]a
        borealis) of northern climates, which has pretty,
        fragrant, pendulous flowers borne in pairs on a slender
        stalk.
  
     Twin-screw steamer, a steam vessel propelled by two screws,
        one on either side of the plane of the keel.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  twin ship
     n.
     (alt form en twinship) (One of two ships with the same design)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  twin ship
     n.
     (alt form en twinship) (One of two ships with the same design)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  twin ship
     n.
     (alt form en twinship) (One of two ships with the same design)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  twin ship
     n.
     (alt form en twinship) (One of two ships with the same design)

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