trilled
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“Yes, I want some twilled silesia, a paper of number nine needles, and two yards of narrow lavender ribbon. Have you got your thick boots on, and something warm under your cloak?”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
In plain, twilled, mat, and fancy weave designs for trouserings, coatings, suitings, jackets, dresses, costumes, flannels, shirtings, etc. a.
From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)
It is now applied to a stout twilled cloth made in various colours, usually of cotton, and used for overalls, &c.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various
It is of various colors, and may be plain or twilled.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
Gambroon, gam-brōōn′, n. a twilled cloth of worsted and cotton, or linen.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
