twain Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun two items of the same kind
    twosome; span; distich; couple; duo; yoke; couplet; pair; duet; brace; dyad; duad.

WordNet

Twain adjective & noun
Etymology
OE. twein, tweien, tweyne, AS. twegen, masc. See Two.
Definitions
  1. Two;- nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque. "Children twain." Chaucer.
    And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Matt. v. 41.

Webster 1913