[twig] 
,| 1. | a slender shoot of a tree or other plant. |
| 2. | a small offshoot from a branch or stem. |
| 3. | a small, dry, woody piece fallen from a branch: a fire of twigs. |
| 4. | Anatomy. one of the minute branches of a blood vessel or nerve. |
[twig] ,verb, twigged, twig⋅ging. British| 1. | to look at; observe: Now, twig the man climbing there, will you? |
| 2. | to see; perceive: Do you twig the difference in colors? |
| 3. | to understand. |
| 4. | to understand. |
[twig] ,| style; fashion. |
| twig 1 (twĭg) n.
[Middle English, from Old English twigge; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.] |
| twig 2 (twĭg) v. twigged, twig·ging, twigs Chiefly British v. tr.
To be or become aware of the situation; understand: "As Europe is now twigging, the best breeding ground for innovators who know how to do business is often big, competitive companies" (Economist). [Irish Gaelic tuigim, I understand, from Old Irish tuicim.] |
| twig 3 (twĭg) n. Chiefly British The current style; the fashion. [Origin unknown.] |
TWIG
Tree-Walking Instruction Generator.
A code generator language. ML-Twig is an SML/NJ variant.
["Twig Language Manual", S.W.K. Tijang, CS TR 120, Bell Labs, 1986].
(1995-01-31)