mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
to twine (fibers to make rope); to twist
to blend (e.g. truth and lies); to mix together (e.g. kanji and kana)
to mix; to include; to entwine threads of various colours (colors)
starting something in the eleventh hour; have not thy cloak to make when it begins to rain; don't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen; braiding the rope only after the thief is caught