[twil] 
,| 1. | a fabric constructed in twill weave. |
| 2. | a garment, as a suit or trousers, of this fabric. |
| 3. | twill weave. |
| 4. | to weave in the manner of a twill. |
| 5. | to weave in twill construction. |
| one of the basic weave structures in which the filling threads are woven over and under two or more warp yarns, producing a characteristic diagonal pattern. |
| twill (twĭl) n.
To weave (cloth) so as to produce a pattern of diagonal parallel ribs. [Middle English twile, from Old English twilīc, woven of double thread; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.] |