'twill - The Dictionary

twill (tw?l)n.1. A fabric with diagonal parallel ribs.2. The weave used to produce such a fabric.tr.v. twilled, twill·ing, twills To weave (cloth) so as to produce a pattern of diagonal parallel ribs.[Middle English twile, from Old English twil?c, woven of double thread; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.twill (tw?l) adj (Textiles) (in textiles) of or designating a weave in which the weft yarns are worked around two or more warp yarns to produce an effect of parallel diagonal lines or ribsn (Textiles) any fabric so wovenvb (Textiles) (tr) to weave in this fashion[Old English twilic having a double thread; related to Old High German zwil?th twill, Latin bil?x two-threaded]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014twill (tw?l) n. 1. a weave in which the filling threads are woven over and under two or more warp yarns, producing a diagonal pattern. 2. a fabric with a twill weave. 3. a garment, as trousers, of this fabric. v.t. 4. to weave in the manner of a twill. 5. to weave in twill construction. [1300?50; north and Scots variant of twilly (n.), Middle English twyle, Old English twil?(c), half translation of Latin bil?c-, s. of bil?x having double thread. See twi-] ’twill (tw?l) contraction of it will. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.twillPast participle: twilledGerund: twillingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativetwilltwillPresentI twillyou twillhe/she/it twillswe twillyou twillthey twillPreteriteI twilledyou twilledhe/she/it twilledwe twilledyou twilledthey twilledPresent ContinuousI am twillingyou are twillinghe/she/it is twillingwe are twillingyou are twillingthey are twillingPresent PerfectI have twilledyou have twilledhe/she/it has twilledwe have twilledyou have twilledthey have twilledPast ContinuousI was twillingyou were twillinghe/she/it was twillingwe were twillingyou were twillingthey were twillingPast PerfectI had twilledyou had twilledhe/she/it had twilledwe had twilledyou had twilledthey had twilledFutureI will twillyou will twillhe/she/it will twillwe will twillyou will twillthey will twillFuture PerfectI will have twilledyou will have twilledhe/she/it will have twilledwe will have twilledyou will have twilledthey will have twilledFuture ContinuousI will be twillingyou will be twillinghe/she/it will be twillingwe will be twillingyou will be twillingthey will be twillingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been twillingyou have been twillinghe/she/it has been twillingwe have been twillingyou have been twillingthey have been twillingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been twillingyou will have been twillinghe/she/it will have been twillingwe will have been twillingyou will have been twillingthey will have been twillingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been twillingyou had been twillinghe/she/it had been twillingwe had been twillingyou had been twillingthey had been twillingConditionalI would twillyou would twillhe/she/it would twillwe would twillyou would twillthey would twillPast ConditionalI would have twilledyou would have twilledhe/she/it would have twilledwe would have twilledyou would have twilledthey would have twilledCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011