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TWILL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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))
Sense 2
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))
II. (verb)
Sense 1
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)
