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| bombazine |
a finely woven twill cloth of silk or rayon with wool, often dyed black for use as mourning clothes. |
| Cheviot |
(l.c.) a woolen fabric of a coarse twill weave, usu. used for coats and suits. [1/2 definitions] |
| chino |
a rough, cotton fabric with a twill weave. [1/2 definitions] |
| covert cloth |
a twill cloth made of wool, used for suits and lightweight overcoats. |
| foulard |
a soft, thin, woven or twill fabric of silk, rayon, or cotton, usu. with a small print design. [1/2 definitions] |
| gabardine |
a sturdy fabric of rayon, cotton, or wool twill. |
| surah |
a soft silk or rayon cloth in a twill pattern. |
| ticking |
a strong, closely woven, usu. twill fabric of cotton or linen, used in casings for mattresses and pillows. |
| tweed |
a coarse, rugged woolen cloth woven in a twill pattern, used esp. for coats and suits. [1/2 definitions] |
| twill |
to weave in a twill pattern of diagonal lines. [1/3 definitions] |
| twilled |
woven as or in a twill, so as to have parallel diagonal ribs. |
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