twill
A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of…A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving.
Köperbindung, Köper
са́ржаsárža, твилtvil
(countable, uncountable)A cloth or portion of cloth woven in such a pattern.
Köper
- a cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs
- a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
Examples
2 sentencesDo you know the difference between twill and corduroy?
Did you know that denim is actually a type of twill fabric?
Translations
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Forms
plural: twillsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs:twill weave
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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