Twill \Twill\, n. [Scotch tweel. See Twill, v. t.]
1. An appearance of diagonal lines or ribs produced in
textile fabrics by causing the weft threads to pass over
one and under two, or over one and under three or more,
warp threads, instead of over one and under the next in
regular succession, as in plain weaving.
2. A fabric women with a twill.
3. [Perhaps fr. guill.]
A quill, or spool, for yarn.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |