Twining
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In the United States:- Twining, MichiganTwining, MichiganTwining is a village in Arenac County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 192. The village is situated on the boundary between Mason Township on the west and Turner Township on the east, with about half of the village in each.-Geography:According to the...
, a village - Twining, Washington, D.C.Twining, Washington, D.C.Twining is a neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C., near the eastern bank of the Anacostia River. It is bounded by Minnesota Avenue NE to the northeast, Branch Avenue to the northwest, and Pennsylvania Avenue to the south. The Fort Dupont year-round ice skating rink, and the Smithsonian's...
, a neighborhood
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- A type of basket weavingBasket weavingBasket weaving is the process of weaving unspun vegetable fibres into a basket or other similar form. People and artists who weave baskets are called basketmakers and basket weavers.Basketry is made from a variety of fibrous or pliable materials•anything that will bend and form a shape...
- PlantPlantPlants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
s growing upwards by revolving around and leaning on a supporting structure. They are neither climbing, nor freely upright. - Twining ModelsTwining ModelsTwining Models of Northampton, England, was founded in 1920 by Ernest W. Twining. The firm had its origins in work Twining was doing as a sub-contractor to Bassett-Lowke's. It undertook, mostly for Bassett-Lowke's, , the manufacture of high quality glass-case models, which were often marketed under...
, an English model-making firm - Twining v. New JerseyTwining v. New JerseyTwining v. New Jersey, 211 U.S. 78 , presented an early standard of the Supreme Court's Incorporation Doctrine by establishing that while certain rights enumerated in the Bill of Rights might apply to the states under the 14th amendment's due process clause, the 5th amendment's right against...
, 1908 U.S. Supreme Court case concerning Fifth Amendment rights - USS Twining (DD-540)USS Twining (DD-540)USS Twining , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Nathan C. Twining ....
, American Fletcher-class destroyer - Act of dividing an object into two equal and symmetrical part.(Often used in foodstuff such as cakes and teabags)