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Topic: MATERIAL, TEXTILES

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old English
Origin: twilic 'having a double thread', from twi- ( TWILIGHT) + -lic (from Latin bilix, from bi- ( BI-) + licium 'thread')

twill

 noun
     
twill [uncountable]
TIM strong cloth woven to produce parallel sloping lines across its surface:
grey twill trousers
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