TWILLING

Etymology

Noun

twilling (countable and uncountable, plural twillings)

Twilled fabric or patterning, or the process which produces this.

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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