See Also: lintern(dictionary)
twang(1)(dictionary)
twang(2)(dictionary)
twang(3)(dictionary)
twang(4)(dictionary)
twang(5)(dictionary)
twing-twang(dictionary)
twang 1, noun(dictionary)
twang 2, verb(dictionary)

twang 1, noun (oh) and lintern (iou)


twang 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: From the sound]
a quality in the way someone speaks, produced when the air used to speak passes through their nose as well as their mouth
::a nasal twang
::Her voice had a slight Australian twang.
a quick ringing sound like the one made by pulling a very tight wire and then suddenly letting it go

lintern (iou)



lintern noun. Long obsolete exc. dial. Also (earlier) linton. M16.
[Alt.]
= LINTEL.