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twill definition

twill (twil)

noun

  1. a cloth woven so as to have parallel diagonal lines or ribs
  2. the pattern of this weave or its appearance

Etymology: ME twyll < OE twilic, woven of double thread (akin to OHG zwilih) < WGmc partial transl. (with twi-, two) of L bilix, with a double thread < bi-, bi- + licium, a thread

transitive verb

to weave so as to produce a twill
'twill definition

'twill (twil)

Archaic it will

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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