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twining
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twining, a.
Winding around something; twisting; embracing; climbing by winding about a support; as, the hop is a twining plant. [1913 Webster]
twining, a.
The act of one who, or that which, twines; (Bot.) the act of climbing spirally. [1913 Webster]
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