Meanings
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of twill
adjective
- nonce wordA Shakespearean word, perhaps meaning: woven with sticks to hinder erosion.
Thy bankes with pioned, and twilled brims
1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i], page 14
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Translations
Irish corránach
- corránachhaving diagonal ribs
Māori tōrua
- tōruahaving diagonal ribs
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APA
twilled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twilled
MLA
“twilled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twilled. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “twilled,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twilled.
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