verb
definition
To weave (cloth, etc.) so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines or ribs on the surface.
adjective
definition
(of fabric) Having diagonal parallel ribs.
definition
A Shakespearean word, perhaps meaning: woven with sticks to hinder erosion.
Examples of twilled in a Sentence
She twilled a lock of her hair, a sure sign of nervousness.
Double-warp, as its name implies, is a cloth with a twofold warp. It is usually a strong serviceable material and may be either twilled or plain.
Jean, said to be derived from Genoa where a kind of fustian with this title was made, is a kind of twilled cloth.
Harvard is a twilled cloth similar to the Oxford.
Cotton linings include silesia, originally a linen cloth made in Silesia and now usually a twilled cotton cloth which is dyed various colours; Italian cloth, a kind of jean or sateen produced originally in Italy.
It can be thick twilled denim, which really is the definitive standard for denim.