Textile weave in which weft threads pass over one and under two or more threads of the warp, producing a diagonal rib or pattern.
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Examples for "twill"
Examples for "twill"
1I'm glad the boys cheered him; 'twill give the man new heart.
2Go, go, far into the mountain again; 'twill be best for you.
3But take a second drop, dear; 'twill encourage you to spake freely.
4You appear to have been in the water, and 'twill warm 'ee.
5I shall call at Miss Nimmo's to-morrow evening;'twill be a farewell call.
1What popular dress fabric is of twill weave?
2Why is this weave called a twill weave?
3Colonel Buftington-Tuftington chooses a burgundy number with indigo diagonal stripes in classic twill weave with large kipper finish.
4Because tweed is usually made by a variation of the basic twill weave, its Scottish pronunciation was "tweel".
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