broadcloth vs twill

broadcloth

noun
  • A dense, plain woven cloth, usually made of cotton or a cotton blend. 

  • A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men’s garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide. 

twill

noun
  • A cloth or portion of cloth woven in such a pattern. 

  • A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving. 

verb
  • To weave (cloth, etc.) so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines or ribs on the surface. 

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