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Twill — Naissance 20 juillet 1980 (1980 07 20) (31 ans) Paris Pays d’origine Franc … Wikipédia en Français
Twill — is a type of fabric woven with a pattern of diagonal parallel ribs.It is made by passing the weft thread over one or more warp threads and then under two or more warp threads and so on, with a step or offset between rows to create the… … Wikipedia
twill — [ twil ] n. m. • 1875; mot angl., var. de twilly « croisé », d o. germ. ♦ Anglic. Tissu souple d armure sergé. Foulard en twill de soie, de polyester. ● twill nom masculin (anglais twill, de to twill, croiser) Tissu en armure sergée ; nom de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Twill — Twill, n. [Scotch tweel. See {Twill}, v. t.] 1. 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twill — s.n. v. tuil. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN TWILL TUIL/ s. n. stofă cu o ţesătură în diagonală, înspicată, cu model oriental. (< engl. twill) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
Twill — Twill, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Twilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twilling}.] [Scotch tweel; probably from LG. twillen to make double, from twi two; akin to AS. twi , E. twi in twilight. See {Twice}, and cf. {Tweed}, {Tweel}.] To weave, as cloth, so as to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twill — [twıl] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old English; Origin: twilic having a double thread , from twi ( TWILIGHT) + lic (from Latin bilix, from bi ( BI ) + licium thread )] strong cloth woven to produce parallel sloping lines across its surface ▪ grey… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Twill — der; s, Plur. s u. e <aus gleichbed. engl. twill> geköperter Baumwollfutterstoff od. Seidenstoff, Feinköper (bes. für leichte Kleider) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
twill — twill·ing; twill; … English syllables
twill — sb., en el. et (stof vævet med et mønster af skrå linjer), i sms. twill , fx twillbukser … Dansk ordbog
twill — [twil] n. [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] 1. a cloth woven so as to have parallel diagonal lines… … English World dictionary
