Vocabulary : Twiggy to Twilly
Twiggy : Of or pertaining to a twig or twigs; like a twig or twigs; full of twigs; abounding with shoots.
Twight : To twit. ;; p. p. of Twitch.
Twighte : imp. of Twitch.
Twigless : Having no twigs.
Twigsome : Full of, or abounding in, twigs; twiggy.
Twilight : The light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun, or when the sun is less than 18 below the horizon, occasioned by the illumination of the earth's atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth. ;; faint light; a dubious or uncertain medium through which anything is viewed. ;; Seen or done by twilight. ;; Imperfectly illuminated; shaded; obscure.
Twill : To weave, as cloth, so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines or ribs on the surface. ;; An appearance of diagonal lines or ribs produced in textile fabrics by causing the weft threads to pass over one and under two, or over one and under three or more, warp threads, instead of over one and under the next in regular succession, as in plain weaving. ;; A fabric women with a twill. ;; A quill, or spool, for yarn.
Twilled : of Twill
Twilling : of Twill
Twilly : A machine for cleansing or loosening wool by the action of a revolving cylinder covered with long iron spikes or teeth; a willy or willying machine; -- called also twilly devil, and devil. See Devil, n., 6, and Willy.
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