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Twilled vs Twirled - What's the difference?

twilled | twirled |

As verbs the difference between twilled and twirled

is that twilled is (twill) while twirled is (twirl).

As an adjective twilled

is (of fabric) having diagonal parallel ribs.

twilled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (twill)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • (of fabric) having diagonal parallel ribs

    • twirled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (twirl)

    • twirl

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A movement where one spins round elegantly; a pirouette.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To perform a twirl.
  • To rotate rapidly.
  • * Dodsley
    • See ruddy maids, / Some taught with dexterous hand to twirl the wheel.
  • * Byron
    • No more beneath soft eve's consenting star / Fandango twirls his jocund castanet.

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