Twill meaning

twĭl
A fabric with diagonal parallel ribs.
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The weave used to produce such a fabric.
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To weave (cloth) so as to produce a pattern of diagonal parallel ribs.
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A cloth woven so as to have parallel diagonal lines or ribs.
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The pattern of this weave or its appearance.
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To weave so as to produce a twill.
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It will.
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(weaving) A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving.
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A cloth or portion of cloth woven in such a pattern.
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To weave (cloth, etc.) so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines or ribs on the surface.
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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
  • From Middle English twyll or twylle, from Old English twilic (“two-threaded"), a partial calque of Latin bilix, bilic-, from bis (“twice") + licium (“thread").
    From Wiktionary

Twill Sentence Examples

  • Jeanette is the converse of jean, being a twill of "two ends up to one down"; the diagonal passes from selvage to selvage at a greater angle than 45 degrees and the warp makes the wearing surface.

  • twill trousers.

  • It is cotton twill, regular fit with a zipper fly and can be machine washed.

  • Popular materials are cotton twill, nylon, and straw.

  • For example, the "Fox Silk" tie, made of 100% silk twill, has a tiny picture of a fox repeated over and over.

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