According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.
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
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.
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
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.