twill

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
  2. noun a cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs
  3. verb weave diagonal lines into (textiles)

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English twyll, twylle, from Old English twilīċ (“two-threaded”), a partial calque of Latin bilix, bilic-, from bis (“twice”) + licium (“thread”).

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Synonyms

twill weave

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