Twilling

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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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