Twill Definition

twĭl
twills
noun
twills
A cloth woven so as to have parallel diagonal lines or ribs.
Webster's New World
The pattern of this weave or its appearance.
Webster's New World

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

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • twill weave
verb
twills
To weave so as to produce a twill.
Webster's New World
contraction
It will.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Twill

Noun

Singular:
twill
Plural:
twills

Origin of Twill

  • 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

  • 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

Twill Sentence Examples

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

  • The twill stitch can be also be used to create beaded wall hangings or other home décor projects.

  • The carbon is a 2x2 twill and is quite unstable.

  • They stitched on linen, velvet, or silk twill backed by linen, with the fabric stretched across a wooden frame.

  • The twill woven fabric comes in 52 different colors.

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Words Starting With

TTWTWI

Words Ending With

LLLILL

Unscrambles

twill

Words Starting With T and Ending With L

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5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With T5 Letter Words Ending With L