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.