adv. [ OE. atwaine, atwinne; pref. a- + twain. ] In twain; asunder. [ Obs. or Poetic ] “Cuts atwain the knots.” Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Matt. v. 41. [ 1913 Webster ]
In twain,
Twain cloud. (Meteor.)
v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + twain. ] To rend in twain; to tear in two. [ Obs. ] Skelton. [ 1913 Webster ]