Twill vs. Tweed — What's the Difference?

Twill is a type of textile weave with a pattern of diagonal parallel ribs. It is one of three fundamental types of textile weaves along with plain weave and satin.

Tweed is a rough, woolen fabric, of a soft, open, flexible texture, resembling cheviot or homespun, but more closely woven. It is usually woven with a plain weave, twill or herringbone structure.

A fabric with diagonal parallel ribs.

A coarse, rugged, often nubby woolen fabric made in any of various twill weaves and used chiefly for casual suits and coats.

The weave used to produce such a fabric.

Tweeds Clothing made of this fabric.

To weave (cloth) so as to produce a pattern of diagonal parallel ribs.

A coarse woolen fabric used for clothing.

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

A soft and flexible fabric for men's wear, made wholly of wool except in some inferior kinds, the wool being dyed, usually in two colors, before weaving.

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

Thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland

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

(usually in the plural) trousers

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 woven with a twill.

A quill, or spool, for yarn.

A weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs

A cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs

Weave diagonal lines into (textiles)