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English Dictionary: twilled by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
twilled
adj
  1. of textiles; having parallel raised lines [syn: corded, twilled]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Twill \Twill\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Twilled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Twilling}.] [Scotch tweel; probably from LG. twillen to make
      double, from twi- two; akin to AS. twi-, E. twi- in twilight.
      See {Twice}, and cf. {Tweed}, {Tweel}.]
      To weave, as cloth, so as to produce the appearance of
      diagonal lines or ribs on the surface.
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