TWILLED

corded, twilled

(adjective) of textiles; having parallel raised lines

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

twilled

simple past tense and past participle of twill

Adjective

twilled

(of fabric) Having diagonal parallel ribs.

(nonce) A Shakespearean word, perhaps meaning: woven with sticks to hinder erosion.

Anagrams

• Tidwell

Source: Wiktionary


TWILL

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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FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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