TWO-VALVED, adjective Bivalvular, as a shell, pod, or glume. TYE, verb transitive [See Tie, the more usual orthography, and Tying.] To bind or fasten. TYE, noun A knot. [See Tie.] 1. A bond; an obligation. By the soft tye and sacred name of friend. 2. In ships, a runner or short thick rope.
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