What's the difference between twill and twilt?

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.

Twilt


Definition:

  • (n.) A quilt.

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