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A fabric women with a twill.

inder covered with long iron spikes or teeth; a willy or willying machine; -- called also twilly devil, and devil. See Devil, n., 6, and Willy. Tomlinson.

A variety of twilled fabric ribbed on the surface.

A kind of fustian made of coarse twilled cotton, shorn after dyeing. Simmonds.

A sort of thin woolen cloth. It is of various colors, and may be plain or twilled.

A twilled fabric for dresses, of which the warp is silk, and the weft worsted. Black bombazine has been much used for mourning garments. [Sometimes spelt bombasin, and bombasine.] Tomlinson.

A thin, twilled, woolen cloth, used for men's garments. [Written also kerseymere.]

ngs, and formerly used for women's under-garments. It is of many patterns, both plain and twilled, and occasionally is printed in colors.

A thin woolen fabric, twilled like merino.

A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton.

either wholly of wool, or with cotton warp and wool weft. It resembles merino, but is not twilled.

A kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff, including corduroy, velveteen, etc.

A kind of twilled linen cloth for lining. Simmonds.

A kind of twilled cotton cloth. See Jean.

A twilled cotton cloth. Satin jean, a kind of jean woven smooth and glossy, after the manner of satin.

A stout twilled silk fabric, formerly made in the Levant.

Any fabric having a thick soft shag, like the fur of a mole; esp., a kind of strong twilled fustian.

ord of disputed meaning; perh., "abounding in marsh marigolds." Thy banks with pioned and twilled brims. Shak.

A thick woolen stuff quilled or twilled.

hue. Chaucer. Denmark satin, a kind of lasting; a stout worsted stuff, woven with a satin twill, used for women's shoes. -- Farmer's satin. See under Farmer. -- Satin bird (Zoöl.), an Australian bower bird. Called also satin grackle. -- Satin flower (Bot.) See Honesty, 4. -- Satin spar. (Min.) (a) A fine fibrous va…