Twill definition

twĭl

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(archaic) It will.

contraction

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

To weave so as to produce a twill.

verb

(weaving) A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving.

noun

A cloth or portion of cloth woven in such a pattern.

noun

To weave (cloth, etc.) so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines or ribs on the surface.

verb

Alternative Forms

Alternative Form of twill - tweel

Singular:

twill

Plural:

twills

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
From Middle English twyll or twylle, from Old English twilic (“two-threaded"), a partial calque of Latin bilix, bilic-, from bis (“twice") + licium (“thread").

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