Twill

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Twill \Twill\ (tw[i^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twilled}
     (tw[i^]l); 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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Twill \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.
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     2. A fabric woven with a twill.
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     3. [Perhaps fr. quill.] A quill, or spool, for yarn.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  twill
       n 1: a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
            [syn: {twill weave}]
       2: a cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs
       v : weave diagonal lines into (textiles)

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  54 Moby Thesaurus words for "twill":
     braid, crease, crimp, crisp, dog-ear, double, double over, enfold,
     enlace, entwine, flounce, flute, fold, fold over, frill, gather,
     infold, interfold, interknit, interlace, intertie, intertissue,
     intertwine, intertwist, interweave, intort, knit, lace, lap over,
     loom, loop, mat, net, noose, plait, plat, pleach, pleat, plicate,
     ply, quill, raddle, ruff, ruffle, splice, tissue, tuck, turn over,
     twine, twist, wattle, weave, web, wreathe