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twill

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Material & textiles
twill /twɪl/ noun [uncountable]  TIMstrong cloth woven to produce parallel sloping lines across its surface 斜纹织物 grey twill trousers 灰色的斜纹裤子
Examples from the Corpus
twillBolton twill A firm, hard-wearing fabric.Harris tweed sports jacket, cavalry twill slacks.Otley's cavalry twill and brogues were doing their best to keep up and he was breaking out in a sweat.Polo shirts in plaids, stripes and solids are worn with jeans or cotton twill pants.cotton twill pantsA chubby little man in a short-sleeved sport shirt and baggy gray twill pants came out the door.He could have brought that old twill garden hat that folded up flat.Silk twill tie, £56, Hermès.Female employees also are restricted from wearing twill pants, casual shoes and shirts.
Origin twill (1300-1400) Old English twilic having a double thread, from twi- ( → TWILIGHT) + -lic (from Latin bilix, from bi- ( → BI-) + licium thread)
twill nounChinese
across Corpus sloping lines produce surface woven to cloth parallel its strong


twill
twill /twɪl/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old English
 Origin: twilic __having a double thread__, from twi- ( twilight) + -lic (from Latin bilix, from bi- (, bi-) + licium __thread__)
strong cloth woven to produce parallel sloping lines across its surface:
    grey twill trousers


twillBrE /twɪl/ 🔊NAmE /twɪl/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a type of strong cloth that is made in a particular way to produce a surface of raised diagonal lines 斜纹布a cotton twill skirt斜纹布裙子