atwain
[ uh-tweyn ]
/ əˈtweɪn /
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adverb Archaic.
in twain; in two; apart.
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Example sentences from the Web for atwain
Thy father hath given the cloak to me, wherefore then hast thou cut it atwain?
Tales from the Old French|VariousHer looks involuntarily followed the water's stately course, which, like a silver band, cut Paris atwain.
A Love Episode|Emile ZolaSo forcible, indeed, was this last one that I thought the lid was cleft atwain.