TWILL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("twill" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)

Derivation:

twill (weave diagonal lines into (textiles))

Meaning:

A weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs

Synonyms:

twill; twill weave

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("twill" is a kind of...):

weave (pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric)

Derivation:

twill (weave diagonal lines into (textiles))

Meaning:

Weave diagonal lines into (textiles)

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "twill" is one way to...):

tissue; weave (create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

twill (a cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs)

twill (a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs)