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twill

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Noun — A weaving pattern that makes diagonal ridges by crossing the threads in a regular way.

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Etymology

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

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