Meaning of TWILL
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- [n] a cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs
- [n] a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
- [adj] of textiles; having parallel raised lines
- [v] weave diagonal lines into; of textiles
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| | Synonyms: | | corded, pique, rough, twill weave, twilled, unsmooth |
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| | See Also: | | cloth, fabric, material, textile, tissue, weave, weave | |
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\Twill\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Twilled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Twilling}.] [Scotch tweel; probably from LG. twillen to make
double, from twi- two; akin to AS. twi-, E. twi- in twilight.
See {Twice}, and cf. {Tweed}, {Tweel}.]
To weave, as cloth, so as to produce the appearance of
diagonal lines or ribs on the surface.
\Twill\, n. [Scotch tweel. See {Twill}, v. t.]
1. An appearance of diagonal lines or ribs produced in
textile fabrics by causing the weft threads to pass over
one and under two, or over one and under three or more,
warp threads, instead of over one and under the next in
regular succession, as in plain weaving.
2. A fabric women with a twill.
3. [Perhaps fr. guill.] A quill, or spool, for yarn.
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