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twill

 (twĭl)
n.
1. A fabric with diagonal parallel ribs.
2. The weave used to produce such a fabric.
tr.v. twilled, twill·ing, twills
To weave (cloth) so as to produce a pattern of diagonal parallel ribs.
[Middle English twile, from Old English twilīc, woven of double thread; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]
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twill

(twɪl)
adj
(Textiles) (in textiles) of or designating a weave in which the weft yarns are worked around two or more warp yarns to produce an effect of parallel diagonal lines or ribs
n
(Textiles) any fabric so woven
vb
(Textiles) (tr) to weave in this fashion
[Old English twilic having a double thread; related to Old High German zwilīth twill, Latin bilīx two-threaded]
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twill

(twɪl)

n.
1. a weave in which the filling threads are woven over and under two or more warp yarns, producing a diagonal pattern.
2. a fabric with a twill weave.
3. a garment, as trousers, of this fabric.
v.t.
4. to weave in the manner of a twill.
5. to weave in twill construction.
[1300–50; north and Scots variant of twilly (n.), Middle English twyle, Old English twilī(c), half translation of Latin bilīc-, s. of bilīx having double thread. See twi-]

'twill

(twɪl)
contraction of it will.
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twill


Past participle: twilled
Gerund: twilling

Imperative
twill
twill
Present
I twill
you twill
he/she/it twills
we twill
you twill
they twill
Preterite
I twilled
you twilled
he/she/it twilled
we twilled
you twilled
they twilled
Present Continuous
I am twilling
you are twilling
he/she/it is twilling
we are twilling
you are twilling
they are twilling
Present Perfect
I have twilled
you have twilled
he/she/it has twilled
we have twilled
you have twilled
they have twilled
Past Continuous
I was twilling
you were twilling
he/she/it was twilling
we were twilling
you were twilling
they were twilling
Past Perfect
I had twilled
you had twilled
he/she/it had twilled
we had twilled
you had twilled
they had twilled
Future
I will twill
you will twill
he/she/it will twill
we will twill
you will twill
they will twill
Future Perfect
I will have twilled
you will have twilled
he/she/it will have twilled
we will have twilled
you will have twilled
they will have twilled
Future Continuous
I will be twilling
you will be twilling
he/she/it will be twilling
we will be twilling
you will be twilling
they will be twilling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been twilling
you have been twilling
he/she/it has been twilling
we have been twilling
you have been twilling
they have been twilling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been twilling
you will have been twilling
he/she/it will have been twilling
we will have been twilling
you will have been twilling
they will have been twilling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been twilling
you had been twilling
he/she/it had been twilling
we had been twilling
you had been twilling
they had been twilling
Conditional
I would twill
you would twill
he/she/it would twill
we would twill
you would twill
they would twill
Past Conditional
I would have twilled
you would have twilled
he/she/it would have twilled
we would have twilled
you would have twilled
they would have twilled
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.twill - a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribstwill - a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
twill weave
weave - pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric
2.twill - a cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribstwill - a cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
Verb1.twill - weave diagonal lines into (textiles)twill - weave diagonal lines into (textiles)
tissue, weave - create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton; "tissue textiles"
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Translations
sávoly

twill

[twɪl] N (= fabric) → tela f cruzada
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

twill

[ˈtwɪl]
n → sergé m
modif [trousers] → en sergé
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

twill

n (Tex) → Köper m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

twill

[twɪl] n (fabric) → twill m, spigato
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