Twining

Twining

Twining may refer to:

In places:
*Twining, Michigan, USA
*Twining (neighborhood), in Washington, D.C., USA

Other:
*a type of basket weaving
*plants growing upwards by revolving around and leaning on a supporting structure. They are neither climbing, nor freely upright.
*Twining Models, an English model-making firm
*"Twining v. New Jersey", 1908 U.S. Supreme Court case concerning Fifth Amendment rights
*USS "Twining" (DD-540), American "Fletcher"-class destroyer
*Twinings, the name of a British tea company

People with the surname Twining:
*Twining (surname)

ee also

*Twinings, a British tea brand


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  • Twining — steht für: Twining (Dorf), Ort im US amerikanischen Bundesstaat Michigan Twining (Washington), Stadtteil von Washington, D.C Twining Co Limited, britisches Heißgetränkeherstelleungsunternehmen USS Twining (DD 540), US amerikanischer Zerstörer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Twining — Twining, MI U.S. village in Michigan Population (2000): 192 Housing Units (2000): 79 Land area (2000): 0.958273 sq. miles (2.481916 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.958273 sq. miles (2.481916 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Twining, MI — U.S. village in Michigan Population (2000): 192 Housing Units (2000): 79 Land area (2000): 0.958273 sq. miles (2.481916 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.958273 sq. miles (2.481916 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Twining — Twin ing, a. Winding around something; twisting; embracing; climbing by winding about a support; as, the hop is a twinning plant. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Twining — Twin ing, a. The act of one who, or that which, twines; (Bot.) the act of climbing spirally. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • twining — index circuitous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Twining — Recorded in several forms as shown below, this surname is English and pre medieval in origin. It is locational and derives from Twyning , a village in Gloucestershire, near Tewkesbury. The placename is recorded in the Saxon Charters of 814 as… …   Surnames reference

  • Twining — Twine Twine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twining}.] [OE. twinen, fr. AS. tw[imac]n a twisted thread; akin to D. twijnen to twine, Icel. & Sw. tvinna, Dan. tvinde. See {Twine}, n.] 1. To twist together; to form by twisting or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • twining — dvyninimasis statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Dvyniškosios struktūros atsiradimas. atitikmenys: angl. twining rus. двойникование …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • Twining (Míchigan) — Twining Villa de los Estados Unidos …   Wikipedia Español

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