Twill is cloth, usually cotton, woven in a way which produces parallel sloping lines across it.
twill in British English
(twɪl)
adjective
1.
(in textiles) of or designating a weave in which the weft yarns are worked around two or more warp yarns to produce an effect of parallel diagonal lines or ribs
noun
2.
any fabric so woven
verb
3. (transitive)
to weave in this fashion
Word origin
Old English twilic having a double thread; related to Old High German zwilīth twill, Latin bilīx two-threaded
'twill in British English
(twɪl) poetic or dialect
contraction of
it will
'twill in American English
(twɪl)
Archaic
it will
twill in American English
(twɪl)
noun
1.
a cloth woven so as to have parallel diagonal lines or ribs
2.
the pattern of this weave or its appearance
verb transitive
3.
to weave so as to produce a twill
Word origin
ME twyll < OE twilic, woven of double thread (akin to OHG zwilih) < WGmc partial transl. (with twi-, two) of L bilix, with a double thread < bi-, bi-1 + licium, a thread
Examples of 'twill' in a sentence
twill
His twill trousers might once have had some shape might once even have had a crease - but their elegance was now a dim and distant memory.
Harris, Elizabeth TIME OF THE WOLF (2004)
My new friends wore sports jackets and cavalry twill trousers; they had Old Soldier written all over them.
Taylor, Andy TOY SHOP (2004)
He was wearing fawn twill pants and the white shirt reserved for special occasions.