Hypertext Webster Gateway: "twilled"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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 produce the appearance of
diagonal lines or ribs on the surface.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

twilled
adj : of textiles; having parallel raised lines [syn: {corded}, {pique},
{twill}]


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