'twere

Contraction

 * 1)  It were
 * 2) * c. 1606,, , Act II, Scene ii:
 * To know my deed, 'twere best not know myself.
 * 1) * 1885,, , Night 17:
 * Then he came down rejoicing and said, "I have seen what seemeth to be a city as 'twere a pigeon."
 * 1) * 1885,, , Night 17:
 * Then he came down rejoicing and said, "I have seen what seemeth to be a city as 'twere a pigeon."