Twill meaning
A fabric with diagonal parallel ribs.
noun
The weave used to produce such a fabric.
noun
To weave (cloth) so as to produce a pattern of diagonal parallel ribs.
verb
A cloth woven so as to have parallel diagonal lines or ribs.
noun
The pattern of this weave or its appearance.
noun
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To weave so as to produce a twill.
verb
It will.
contraction
To weave (cloth, etc.) so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines or ribs on the surface.
verb
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Origin of twill
- Middle English twile from Old English twilīc woven of double thread dwo- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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