twill /twɪl/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old English;
Origin: twilic 'having a double thread', from twi- ( ⇒ twilight) + -lic (from Latin bilix, from bi- (, bi-) + licium 'thread')]
strong cloth woven to produce parallel sloping lines across its surface:
grey twill trousers [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲