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TWILL
twill
(noun) a cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs
twill, twill weave
(noun) a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
twill
(verb) weave diagonal lines into (textiles)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
twill (countable and uncountable, plural twills)
(weaving) A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving.
A cloth or portion of cloth woven in such a pattern.
Verb
twill (third-person singular simple present twills, present participle twilling, simple past and past participle twilled)
(transitive) To weave (cloth, etc.) so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines or ribs on the surface.
Source: Wiktionary
Twill, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Twilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Twilling.] Etym: [Scotch tweel; probably from LG. twillen to make double, from twi- two; akin to AS. twi-, E. twi- in twilight. See Twice, and cf. Tweed, Tweel.]
Definition: To weave, as cloth, so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines or ribs on the surface.
Twill, n. Etym: [Scotch tweel. See Twill, v. t.]
1. An appearance of diagonal lines or ribs produced in textile fabrics by causing the weft threads to pass over one and under two, or over one and under three or more, warp threads, instead of over one and under the next in regular succession, as in plain weaving.
2. A fabric women with a twill.
3. Etym: [Perhaps fr. guill.]
Definition: A quill, or spool, for yarn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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