Meaning

noun a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs

noun a cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs

verb weave diagonal lines into (textiles)

originPIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English twyll, twylle, from Old English twilīċ (“two-threaded”), a partial calque of Latin bilix, bilic-, from bis (“twice”) + licium (“thread”).

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