atwain

[uh-tweyn]

adverb Archaic.

Origin of atwain

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at a-¹, twain

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Thy father hath given the cloak to me, wherefore then hast thou cut it atwain?
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Her looks involuntarily followed the water's stately course, which, like a silver band, cut Paris atwain.
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