1. the number two; a pair
Usage: archaic; literary

1. two
Usage: archaic; literary

Examples

• The rope was cut in twain by the sharp blade.
• Never the twain shall meet, as the saying goes.
• The kingdom was divided in twain after the war.
• East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet.
• The lovers were separated, and the twain became strangers.
• He broke the stick in twain with his bare hands.