Tweenn.¹

Brit.

/twiːn/, U.S.

/twin/

Forms: 1900s– Tween, tween.

Etymology: Origin unknown.

Biochemistry.

Any of a class of polyoxyethylene derivatives of fatty acid esters of sorbitan, several of which are extensively used as emulsifiers, solubilizers, and surfactants. Frequently with following numeral to designate the compound in question.A proprietary name in the U.K.

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phenoxyacetic acid1879

Tween1941

1941 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 8 July 257/2 Tween. For emulsifying, wetting, and dispersing agents. Claims use since Apr. 25, 1941.

1945 Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. & Med. 58 361/2 The present report deals only with the product marketed under the name of Tween 60.

1962 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 156 521 The pellets were taken up in a solution of ‘Tween 80’ (polyoxyethylene sorbitan monoleate..) in distilled water.

1970 G. L. Fenton tr. J. S.Jellinek Formulation & Function Cosmetics iv. 158 Tweens are mostly used with small amounts of ‘Spans’ as auxiliary emulsifying agents.

1976 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 455 799 Pre-extraction with Tween 20 has previously been successfully used in studies on cytochrome b-561 from chromaffin granule membranes.

1997 Nature 11 Sept. 203 The extraction of frog rod cell membranes with Tween 80 resulted in the formation of two-dimensional crystals of rhodopsin with P2 symmetry.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

tweenn.²

Brit.

/ˈtwiːn/, U.S.

/twin/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: tween-age n.

Etymology: Short for tween-age n., after teen n.² Compare earlier tweenie n.

colloquial (chiefly North American).

A person who is nearly, or has only just become, a teenager. Frequently attributive. See also tweenager n.While the age to which tween applies varies, it is nearly always within the range of eight to fourteen years old. The term is now often used in Marketing or Broadcasting to describe a target market or audience.

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1941 N.Y. Herald Tribune 10 Aug. (This Week Mag.) 20/1 (heading) Beauty for tween-teens.]

1946 N.Y. Times 30 Aug. 32/8 (advt.) Model for teen-age dresses, size 12, about 5′3″: steady. Tweens, Inc.

1964 N.Y. Times 19 May 49/2 The buyers saw outerwear, dresses,..and many other items worn by toddlers, tots, ‘tweens’ and teen-agers. ‘Tweens’ is a term used to describe sizes in pre-teen categories.

1979 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 12 Feb. s16/2 Like boys' hockey, ringette is divided into divisions; petite for girls 10 years and under, tweens for 12 and under, juniors for 14 and under, [etc.].

1989 Fortune 8 May 91/1 Marketers' interest in kids extends beyond the supermarket aisles. Polaroid's new camera, the Cool Cam, is designed for ‘tweens’, boys and girls between 9 and 14.

1999 Maclean's (Electronic ed.) 22 Mar. Tween buying habits..break down according to gender. Although 90 per cent of all tweens play video games, YTV's survey found that 20 per cent of boys spend their allowance on such games, compared with three per cent of girls.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

'tweenprep.

Brit.

/twiːn/, U.S.

/twin/

Forms: Middle English tuene, Middle English twene, twen, twyn, 1500s tweene, 1600s 'tweene, 1700s– 'tween.

Etymology: Aphetic < atween prep. and adv., or shortened < between prep., adv., and n.

= between prep.

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c1330 (?c1300) Guy of Warwick (Auch.) l. 4482 Þemperour cleped Herhaud him to, & aresound him tvene hem tvo.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 9363 Tuene þaim fayre acord es nane.

c1420 J. Lydgate Assembly of Gods 16 Twene slepyng and wakyng he bad me aryse.

1430–40 J. Lydgate tr. Bochas Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) i. xiv. 62/1 Thus atwen yre and twen affeccion She heeld hir longe.

1443 Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 214 God send us pees twen Ynglond and Ffraunce!

1447 O. Bokenham Lives of Saints (Arun.) (1938) l. 681 Of alle thyngys lord thou art iuge Twyn hym and me.

1581 A. Hall tr. Homer 10 Bks. Iliades x. 178 Hie noise tweene them is trold.

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear ii. 15 A whole tribe of fops got tweene a sleepe and wake.

1786 R. Burns Rigs o' Barley in Poems & Songs (1968) I. 14 The time flew by, wi' tentless head, Till 'tween the late and early.

1806 W. Scott Wandering Willie vii But oh, how we doubt when there's distance 'tween lovers.

Compounds

C1. In Combinations (cf. between prep., adv., and n. Compounds), as 'tween-light. Also 'tween-decks n.

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1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel (1823) I. 205 As 'tween-light hangs the eve.

C2.

'tween-brain n. see quot.

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1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II 'Tween-brain, portion of brain between the hemispheres and the corpora quadrigemina:..proposed as an equivalent for the German Zwischen-hirn, the second of the five vesicles of the embryonic brain.

'tween doffer n. a doffer intermediate between two others.

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1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 391 A small intervening cylinder, called the 'tween doffer, which carries it to the third main cylinder.

'tween-watch n. ? = dogwatch n.

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1899 W. Churchill Richard Carvel xx Many and many the 'tween-watch have I passed in a coil of rope in the tops.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹1941

n.²1946

prep.c1330

单词	tween
释义	Tweenn.¹ Brit. /twiːn/, U.S. /twin/ Forms: 1900s– Tween, tween. Etymology: Origin unknown. Biochemistry. Any of a class of polyoxyethylene derivatives of fatty acid esters of sorbitan, several of which are extensively used as emulsifiers, solubilizers, and surfactants. Frequently with following numeral to designate the compound in question.A proprietary name in the U.K. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > ether > [noun] > derivatives phenoxyacetic acid1879 Tween1941 1941 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 8 July 257/2 Tween. For emulsifying, wetting, and dispersing agents. Claims use since Apr. 25, 1941. 1945 Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. & Med. 58 361/2 The present report deals only with the product marketed under the name of Tween 60. 1962 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 156 521 The pellets were taken up in a solution of ‘Tween 80’ (polyoxyethylene sorbitan monoleate..) in distilled water. 1970 G. L. Fenton tr. J. S.Jellinek Formulation & Function Cosmetics iv. 158 Tweens are mostly used with small amounts of ‘Spans’ as auxiliary emulsifying agents. 1976 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 455 799 Pre-extraction with Tween 20 has previously been successfully used in studies on cytochrome b-561 from chromaffin granule membranes. 1997 Nature 11 Sept. 203 The extraction of frog rod cell membranes with Tween 80 resulted in the formation of two-dimensional crystals of rhodopsin with P2 symmetry. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022). tweenn.² Brit. /ˈtwiːn/, U.S. /twin/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: tween-age n. Etymology: Short for tween-age n., after teen n.² Compare earlier tweenie n. colloquial (chiefly North American). A person who is nearly, or has only just become, a teenager. Frequently attributive. See also tweenager n.While the age to which tween applies varies, it is nearly always within the range of eight to fourteen years old. The term is now often used in Marketing or Broadcasting to describe a target market or audience. ΚΠ 1941 N.Y. Herald Tribune 10 Aug. (This Week Mag.) 20/1 (heading) Beauty for tween-teens.] 1946 N.Y. Times 30 Aug. 32/8 (advt.) Model for teen-age dresses, size 12, about 5′3″: steady. Tweens, Inc. 1964 N.Y. Times 19 May 49/2 The buyers saw outerwear, dresses,..and many other items worn by toddlers, tots, ‘tweens’ and teen-agers. ‘Tweens’ is a term used to describe sizes in pre-teen categories. 1979 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 12 Feb. s16/2 Like boys' hockey, ringette is divided into divisions; petite for girls 10 years and under, tweens for 12 and under, juniors for 14 and under, [etc.]. 1989 Fortune 8 May 91/1 Marketers' interest in kids extends beyond the supermarket aisles. Polaroid's new camera, the Cool Cam, is designed for ‘tweens’, boys and girls between 9 and 14. 1999 Maclean's (Electronic ed.) 22 Mar. Tween buying habits..break down according to gender. Although 90 per cent of all tweens play video games, YTV's survey found that 20 per cent of boys spend their allowance on such games, compared with three per cent of girls. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). 'tweenprep. Brit. /twiːn/, U.S. /twin/ Forms: Middle English tuene, Middle English twene, twen, twyn, 1500s tweene, 1600s 'tweene, 1700s– 'tween. Etymology: Aphetic < atween prep. and adv., or shortened < between prep., adv., and n. = between prep. ΚΠ c1330 (?c1300) Guy of Warwick (Auch.) l. 4482 Þemperour cleped Herhaud him to, & aresound him tvene hem tvo. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 9363 Tuene þaim fayre acord es nane. c1420 J. Lydgate Assembly of Gods 16 Twene slepyng and wakyng he bad me aryse. 1430–40 J. Lydgate tr. Bochas Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) i. xiv. 62/1 Thus atwen yre and twen affeccion She heeld hir longe. 1443 Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 214 God send us pees twen Ynglond and Ffraunce! 1447 O. Bokenham Lives of Saints (Arun.) (1938) l. 681 Of alle thyngys lord thou art iuge Twyn hym and me. 1581 A. Hall tr. Homer 10 Bks. Iliades x. 178 Hie noise tweene them is trold. 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear ii. 15 A whole tribe of fops got tweene a sleepe and wake. View more context for this quotation 1786 R. Burns Rigs o' Barley in Poems & Songs (1968) I. 14 The time flew by, wi' tentless head, Till 'tween the late and early. 1806 W. Scott Wandering Willie vii But oh, how we doubt when there's distance 'tween lovers. Compounds C1. In Combinations (cf. between prep., adv., and n. Compounds), as 'tween-light. Also 'tween-decks n. ΚΠ 1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel (1823) I. 205 As 'tween-light hangs the eve. C2. 'tween-brain n. see quot. ΚΠ 1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II 'Tween-brain, portion of brain between the hemispheres and the corpora quadrigemina:..proposed as an equivalent for the German Zwischen-hirn, the second of the five vesicles of the embryonic brain. 'tween doffer n. a doffer intermediate between two others. ΚΠ 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 391 A small intervening cylinder, called the 'tween doffer, which carries it to the third main cylinder. 'tween-watch n. ? = dogwatch n. ΚΠ 1899 W. Churchill Richard Carvel xx Many and many the 'tween-watch have I passed in a coil of rope in the tops. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1941n.²1946prep.c1330
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