Dictionary Home » Dictionary Definitions » twill

twill

(twil)

noun

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

Origin: 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

Archaic it will

See twill in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A fabric with diagonal parallel ribs.
The weave used to produce such a fabric.

transitive verb twilled, twill·ing, twills

To weave (cloth) so as to produce a pattern of diagonal parallel ribs.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English twile

Origin: , from Old English twilīc, woven of double thread; see dwo- in Indo-European roots

Learn more about twill

twill in a sentence

link/cite print suggestion box

More from YD

» more results...