twiwa

twiwa, adv: twice. (TWIH-wa / ˈtwɪ-wa)

Medieval manuscript image of nude conjoined male twins, one sleeping, one awake, with two heads, four arms, two torsos to lower abdomen, showing from there one body with two legs.
Abrégé des histoires divines; France (Amiens?), 1300-1310; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.751, f. 52v. [ica.themorgan.org]

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