TWAIN

twain. Twain, a. two, both; ad.in two parts, asunder

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Twain (?), a. & n. [[OE. twein, tweien, tweyne, AS. twēgen, masc. See Two.]] Two;- nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque. “Children twain.” Chaucer. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Matt. v. 41. In twain, in halves; into two parts; asunder. When old winder split the rocks in twain. Dryden. — Twain cloud. (Meteor.) Same as Cumulo-stratus.