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
Synonyms:
- twill weave
verb
twills
To weave so as to produce a twill.
Webster's New World
contraction
It will.
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Other Word Forms of Twill
Noun
Singular:
twill
Plural:
twillsOrigin of Twill
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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
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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
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