- Double Twill
- DOUBLE TWILLA term used to indicate a weave in which a prominent twill is intersected by other twills at some acute angle.
Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.
Double Twill
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twill — [ twil ] n. m. • 1875; mot angl., var. de twilly « croisé », d o. germ. ♦ Anglic. Tissu souple d armure sergé. Foulard en twill de soie, de polyester. ● twill nom masculin (anglais twill, de to twill, croiser) Tissu en armure sergée ; nom de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
twill — [twil] n. [ME twyll < OE twilic, woven of double thread (akin to OHG zwilih) < WGmc partial transl. (with twi , two) of L bilix, with a double thread < bi , BI 1 + licium, a thread] 1. a cloth woven so as to have parallel diagonal lines… … English World dictionary
Twill — Twill, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Twilled}; 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twill — [twıl] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old English; Origin: twilic having a double thread , from twi ( TWILIGHT) + lic (from Latin bilix, from bi ( BI ) + licium thread )] strong cloth woven to produce parallel sloping lines across its surface ▪ grey… … Dictionary of contemporary English
twill — (n.) cloth woven in parallel diagonal lines, early 14c., Scottish and northern English variant of M.E. twile, from O.E. twili woven with double thread, twilled, formed on model of L. bilix with a double thread (with O.E. twi substituted for… … Etymology dictionary
twill — /twil/, n. 1. a fabric constructed in twill weave. 2. a garment, as a suit or trousers, of this fabric. 3. See twill weave. v.t. 4. to weave in the manner of a twill. 5. to weave in twill construction. [1300 50; north and Scots var. of twilly… … Universalium
'twill — archaic it will. Etymology: contr. * * * /twil/ a contraction of it will. Usage. See contraction. * * * twill (archaic or dialect) a contraction of it will * * * twill «twihl», noun, verb. –n … Useful english dictionary
twill — [[t]twɪl[/t]] n. 1) tex a weave in which the filling threads are woven over and under two or more warp yarns, producing a diagonal pattern 2) cvb tex a fabric with a twill weave 3) tex a garment, as trousers, of this fabric 4) tex to weave in the … From formal English to slang
Double cloth — Dove and Rose jacquard woven silk and wool double cloth furnishing textile, designed by William Morris in 1879.[1] Double cloth or double weave (also doublecloth, double cloth) is a kind of woven … Wikipedia
twill — /twɪl / (say twil) noun 1. a fabric woven with the weft threads so crossing the warp as to produce an effect of parallel diagonal lines, as in serge. 2. the characteristic weave of such fabrics. –verb (t) 3. to weave in the manner of a twill. 4.… …
double — Synonyms and related words: Doppelganger, Janus like, Machiavellian, Photostat, Xerox, aberrancy, aberration, accelerate, act for, actual thing, agent, aggravate, alternate, alternative, ambidextrous, ambiguous, amplify, analogy, artful, at full… … Moby Thesaurus
