Twill vs Till - What's the difference?
twill | till |
(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.
To.
*, Bk.XVIII, Ch.vii:
*:Than the knyghtes parters of the lystis toke up Sir Madore and led hym tylle hys tente.
*1854 , Prof. John Wilson, The Genius and Character of Burns ,
*:Similar sentiments will recur to everyone familiar with his writings all through them till the very end.
Until, up to, as late as (a given time).
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until, until the time that
* 1582 , 2:7:
* 1846 , Edward Lear, The Book of Nonsense :
* 1912 , anonymous, Punky Dunk and the Mouse , P.F. Volland & Co.:
A cash register
A removable box within a cash register containing the money
The contents of a cash register, for example at the beginning or end of the day or of a cashier's shift
(obsolete) A tray or drawer in a chest.
to develop so as to improve or prepare for usage; to cultivate (said of knowledge, virtue, mind etc)
to work or cultivate or plough (soil); to prepare for growing vegetation and crops
* Bible, Genesis iii. 23
to cultivate soil
(obsolete) To prepare; to get.
glacial drift consisting of a mixture of clay, sand, pebbles and boulders
(dialect) manure or other material used to fertilize land
As a noun twill
is (weaving) a pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing]] of threads of the warp and weft during [[weave|weaving.As a verb twill
is to weave (cloth, etc) so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines or ribs on the surface.As a proper noun till is
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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.
Derived terms
* twill tapeVerb
(en verb)till
English
Preposition
(English prepositions)p.194 (Google preview):
Synonyms
* (until) til, 'til, untilConjunction
(English Conjunctions)- Maybe you can, maybe you can't: you won't know till you try.
- that you stir not up, nor make the beloved to awake, till she please.
- She twirled round and round, / Till she sunk underground,
- And the Mouse sat and laughed till he cried.
Synonyms
* (until) 'til, untilEtymology 2
From (etyl) tillen'' "to draw" from (etyl) ''-tyllan'' (as in ''betyllan'' "to lure, decoy," and ''fortyllan'' "draw away;" related to ''tollian ). Cognate with Albanian . Or alternatively from (etyl) tylle'' "compartment" from (etyl) ''tille'' "compartment, shelter on a ship" from (etyl) '' "plank."Noun
(en noun)- Pull all the tills and lock them in the safe.
- My count of my till was 30 dollars short.
Etymology 3
(etyl) tilianVerb
(en verb)- The Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.