What's the difference between thill and twill?

Thill


Definition:

  • (n.) One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft.
  • (n.) The floor of a coal mine.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It is obvious that in the treatment of this disease, as in any other that is chronic and of an uncertain prognosis, although generally fatal, there thill be a series of emotional factors that cause abrupt changes in all aspects of life in these patients, since they are constantly facing death.
  • (2) Thill said deputies walked the streets with bullhorns and knocked on doors overnight to warn residents of the danger.
  • (3) On Sunday, Forest Service spokeswoman Cindy Thill said officials expected the fire to have grown considerably since Saturday night.

Twill


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To weave, as cloth, so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines or ribs on the surface.
  • (v. t.) An appearance of diagonal lines or ribs produced in textile fabrics by causing the weft threads to pass over one and under two, or over one and under three or more, warp threads, instead of over one and under the next in regular succession, as in plain weaving.
  • (v. t.) A fabric women with a twill.
  • (v. t.) A quill, or spool, for yarn.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) I stuck to cavalry twills and a duffle coat, at least for a few months.
  • (2) "If United do get Louis van Gaal, twill be like getting a hybrid of Guardiola and Mourinho - Guardiola's methodology and Mourinho's arrogance and occasional (everytime) madness."
  • (3) Heavier-weight fabrics, such as denim and twill, are better barriers.
  • (4) The fabrics were 4.8-ox twill weave Nomex aramide, 4.5-oz stabilized twill weave polybenzimidazole, 4.8-oz plain weave experimental high-temperature polymer (HT4), and 4.8-oz plain weave Nomex aramide (New Weave Nomex or NWN).
  • (5) She's also making chocolate caramel twills which she will fill with truffles.
  • (6) The twill fabric was a better barrier to transmission than the plain fabrics.