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tweel

/twiːl/

tweel is the alternative form of twill.

Meaning of twill

Noun

twill (countable and uncountable, plural twills)

  1. A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving.
    • 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...1973, P. R. Lord, M. H. Mohamed, Weaving: Conversion of Yarn to Fabric, 2nd edition, page 167
  2. A cloth or portion of cloth woven in such a pattern.
    • 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.2006, Mark Montano, Carly Sommerstein, Window Treatments and Slipcovers For Dummies, page 33

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Forms of tweel

Noun
pluraltweels
Verb
third-person singular presenttweels
present participletweeling
past participletweeled
pasttweeled

Words that rhyme with tweel

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Questions about tweel

What is tweel the alternative form of?
Tweel is the alternative form of twill.
How do you pronounce tweel?
Tweel is pronounced /twiːl/.

Words near tweel in the dictionary

  1. Tweedys
  2. tweek
  3. tweeker
  4. tweekers
  5. tweeks
  6. tweel
  7. tweeled
  8. tweeling
  9. tweels
  10. tweely
  11. tween

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tweel (page history and authors); twill (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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