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Twill vs Ticking - What's the difference?

twill | ticking |

As nouns the difference between twill and ticking

is that twill is a pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving while ticking is a strong cotton or linen fabric used to cover pillows and mattresses.

As verbs the difference between twill and ticking

is that twill is to weave (cloth, etc.) so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines or ribs on the surface while ticking is present participle of lang=en.

twill

English

Alternative forms

* tweel

Noun

(wikipedia twill) (-)
  • (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, 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.
  • * 2000 , Walter S. Sondhelm, 4: Technical fabric structures - 1. Woven fabrics'', A. Richard Horrocks, Subhash C. Anand (editors), ''Handbook of Technical Textiles , 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.
  • * 2002 , Dianne Rose Jackman, Mary K. Dixon, Jill Condra, The Guide to Textiles for Interiors , page 98,
    • Herringbone'' fabrics are a twill''' variation having the ' twill line reversed at regular intervals.
  • A cloth or portion of cloth woven in such a pattern.
  • * 2006 , Mark Montano, Carly Sommerstein, Window Treatments and Slipcovers For Dummies , 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.

    Derived terms

    * twill tape

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To weave (cloth, etc.) so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines or ribs on the surface.

    • ticking

    English

    Etymology 1

    .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A strong cotton or linen fabric used to cover pillows and mattresses.
  • *1897 , Kipling, Captains Courageous ,
    • Harvey saw with disgust that there were no sheets on his bed-place. He was lying on a piece of dingy ticking full of lumps and nubbles.

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sound of something ticking.
  • * Laman Blanchard, The Frolics of Time
    • Were they indeed the tickings of a hundred clocks — the fine low inward breathings of Time's children!
  • An illusional style of dance where one moves his or her body to the "tic" of the music creating a strobe or animated effect.

    • Derived terms

    * the clock is ticking

    Verb

    (head)

    • Etymology 3

    .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A marking that occurs on some horses. It involves white flecks of hair at the flank, and white hairs at the base of the tail, called a skunk tail or rabicano. Sometimes referred to as birdcatcher ticks.

    • See also