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twilled

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twill  (twl)
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 twilc, woven of double thread; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]
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Adj.1.twilled - of textilestwilled - of textiles; having parallel raised lines
rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"


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Two little trunks were corded in one end of the room; and on the table before the window--on the pincushion the great fat pincushion lined with pink inside, and twilled like a lady's nightcap--lay a letter.
Yes, I want some twilled silesia, a paper of number nine needles, and two yards of narrow lavender ribbon.
 
 
 
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