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tackle twill

tackle twill noun: a tough fabric originally used for American football pants. As newer fabrics were created and tackle twill was replaced with other materials such as Lycra, its primary use became lettering (name and number embroidery), as on athletic apparel.

Noun

tackle twill (usually uncountable, plural tackle twills)

  1. (usually) A tough fabric originally used for American football pants. As newer fabrics were created and tackle twill was replaced with other materials such as Lycra, its primary use became lettering (name and number embroidery), as on athletic apparel.

Forms of tackle twill

pluraltackle twills

Questions about tackle twill

What does tackle twill mean?
Tackle twill means a tough fabric originally used for American football pants. As newer fabrics were created and tackle twill was replaced with other materials such as Lycra, its primary use became lettering (name and number embroidery), as on athletic apparel.
What part of speech is tackle twill?
Tackle twill is a noun.
What is the plural of tackle twill?
The plural of tackle twill is tackle twills.

Words near tackle twill in the dictionary

  1. tackle house
  2. tackle houses
  3. tackle on
  4. tackle porter
  5. tackle porters
  6. tackle twill
  7. tackle twills
  8. tackle-house
  9. tackle-houses
  10. tackle-porter
  11. tackle-porters

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