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Added 10 October 2026

twill

/twɪl/ noun

Latin root: bilix Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about twill at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs.
A cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs.

verb

Weave diagonal lines into (textiles).

Origin

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English twyll, twylle, from Old English twilīċ (“two-threaded”), a partial calque of Latin bilix, bilic-, from bis (“twice”) + licium (“thread”).

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