Home › Words › T › twilltwill/twɪl/twill means A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving.twill is pronounced /twɪl/.EtymologyFrom Middle English twyll, twylle, from Old English twilīċ (“two-threaded”), a partial calque of Latin bilix, bilic-, from bis (“twice”) + licium (“thread”).nounA pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving.A cloth or portion of cloth woven in such a pattern.verbTo weave (cloth, etc.) so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines or ribs on the surface.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).