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English
Adverb
twise (not comparable)
- Obsolete form of twice.
1579, Plutarke of Chæronea [i.e., Plutarch], “The Life of Lucius Lucullus”, in Thomas North, transl., The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romaines, , London: Richard Field, →OCLC, page 571:Lucullus was the elder man, but Pompey of greater dignity, bicauſe he had bene Generall of the Romane people in many warres, & had already triumphed twiſe.
1597, John Gerarde [i.e., John Gerard], “Of Panick”, in The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes. , London: Edm Bollifant, for Bonham and Iohn Norton, →OCLC, book I, page 79:Pannick ſtoppeth the laske as Millet doth, being boiled (as Plinie reporteth) in Goates milk and drunke twiſe in a day.
1609, The Holie Bible, (Douay–Rheims Bible), Doway: Lavrence Kellam, , →OCLC, Exodvs 28:15, page 234:The Rationale of iudgement alſo thou shalt mke with embrodered worke of diuers colours, according to the workmanship of the Ephod of gold, hyacinth, and purple, and ſcarlet twiſe died, and twiſted ſilke.