Two (?), a. [OE. two, twa, properly fem. & neut., twei, twein, tweien, properly masc. (whence E. twain), AS. twa, fem. & neut., twgen, masc., t, neut.; akin to OFries. twne, masc., twa, fem. & neut., OS. twne, masc., twa, fem., tw, neut., D. twee, OHG. zwne, zw, zwei, G. zwei, Icel. tveir, tvaer, tvau, Sw. tv�x86;, Dan. to, Goth. twai, tws, twa; Lith. du, Russ. dva, Ir. & Gael. da, W. dau, dwy, L. duo, Gr. , Skr. dva. . Cf. Balance, Barouche, Between, Bi-, Combine, Deuce two in cards, Double, Doubt, Dozen, Dual, Duet, Dyad, Twain, Twelve, Twenty, Twice, Twilight, Twig, Twine, n., Twist.]
One and one; twice one.
"
Two great lights."
Gen. i. 16. "
Two black clouds."
Milton.
Two is often joined with other words, forming compounds signifying divided into, consisting of, or having, two parts, divisions, organs, or the like; as two-bladed, two-celled, two-eared, two-flowered, twohand, two-headed, two-horse, two-leafed or two-leaved, two-legged, two-lobed, two-masted, two-named, two-part, two-petaled, two-pronged, two-seeded, two-sided, two-story, two-stringed, two-foothed, two-valved, two-winged, and the like.
One or two, a phrase often used indefinitely for a small number.
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Two (?), n.
1.
The sum of one; the number next greater than one, and next less than three; two units or objects.
2.
A symbol representing two units, as 2, II., or ii.
In two, asunder; into parts; in halves; in twain; as, cut in two.
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