twissel

twissel
a) That which is double; a group of two; a pair.

"Or perhaps even a twissel from Faerine?" "A twissel?" Rudy scoffed. "There hasn t been a twissel, or any other Faerine, come over the Watershed in my lifetime [...]

b) That part of a tree where the branches separate from the trunk or bole; fork.

As from a tree we sundrie times espy / A twissell grow by Natures subtile might [...]


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