From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtwilltwill /twɪl/ noun [uncountable] TIMstrong cloth woven to produce parallel sloping lines across its surface grey twill trousers
Examples from the Corpus
twill• Bolton twill A firm, hard-wearing fabric.• Harris tweed sports jacket, cavalry twill slacks.• Otley's cavalry twill and brogues were doing their best to keep up and he was breaking out in a sweat.• Polo shirts in plaids, stripes and solids are worn with jeans or cotton twill pants.• cotton twill pants• A chubby little man in a short-sleeved sport shirt and baggy gray twill pants came out the door.• He could have brought that old twill garden hat that folded up flat.• Silk twill tie, £56, Hermès.• Female employees also are restricted from wearing twill pants, casual shoes and shirts.Origin twill (1300-1400) Old English twilic “having a double thread”, from twi- ( → TWILIGHT) + -lic (from Latin bilix, from bi- ( → BI-) + licium “thread”) 