Gabardine vs Twill - What's the difference?
gabardine | twill |
(uncountable, countable) A type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed texture on one side.
(uncountable, countable) A similar fabric, made from cotton
(countable) A gaberdine (garment)
(countable) A yellow robe that Jews in England were compelled to wear in the year 1189 as a mark of distinction
(weaving) A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing]] of threads of the warp and weft during [[weave, weaving.
* 1973 , P. R. Lord, M. H. Mohamed, Weaving: Conversion of Yarn to Fabric , 2nd Edition,
* 2000 , Walter S. Sondhelm, 4: Technical fabric structures - 1. Woven fabrics'', A. Richard Horrocks, Subhash C. Anand (editors), ''Handbook of Technical Textiles ,
* 2002 , Dianne Rose Jackman, Mary K. Dixon, Jill Condra, The Guide to Textiles for Interiors ,
A cloth or portion of cloth woven in such a pattern.
* 2006 , Mark Montano, Carly Sommerstein, Window Treatments and Slipcovers For Dummies ,
To weave (cloth, etc.) so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines or ribs on the surface.
As nouns the difference between gabardine and twill
is that gabardine is a type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed texture on one side while twill is a pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving.As a verb twill is
to weave (cloth, etc.) so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines or ribs on the surface.gabardine
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Alternative forms
* gaberdineNoun
(en-noun)- ''The merchant found gabardines with finer ribs sold better here
Anagrams
* ----twill
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Alternative forms
* tweelNoun
(wikipedia twill) (-)page 167,
- The twill' weave is always given a direction; a right-hand '''twill''' is one in which the '''twill''' line runs from bottom left to top right and a left-hand '''twill''' is one in which the '''twill''' line runs from bottom right to top left. The angle of the ' twill is determined by the amount of shift in the points of interlacing.
page 68,
- Industrial uses of twill' fabrics are mainly restricted to simple twills and only simple '''twills''' are described here. Broken '''twills''', waved '''twills''', herringbone '''twills''' and elongated ' twills are extensively used for suiting and dress fabrics.
page 98,
- Herringbone'' fabrics are a twill''' variation having the ' twill line reversed at regular intervals.
page 33,
- Plain cotton twills , such as canvas, sailcloth, and denim, in mediumweight fabrics, can be a good choice for informal rooms that receive considerable wear and tear, such as rec rooms, dens, playrooms, or children's bedrooms.