TWILL


Meaning of TWILL in English

twill /twɪl/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old English ; Origin: twilic 'having a double thread' , from twi- ( ⇨ ↑ twilight ) + -lic (from Latin bilix , from bi- ( , ↑ bi- ) + licium 'thread' ) ]

strong cloth woven to produce parallel sloping lines across its surface:

grey twill trousers

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.