Chiefly U.S. A type of hard-wearing cotton twill, typically having a narrow blue stripe and used to make shirts for manual work; = hickory cloth n.…

a kind of jean (jean, n. 2a) woven so as to have a smooth, lustrous surface resembling that of satin.

A cotton twilled cloth, in which the warp is drawn up into loops, forming a pile, which is left uncut, whereas in velvet it is cut.

A heavy blue twilled cotton cloth, typically used for work clothes; blue denim.

A name originally given to a kind of serge; now (originally U.S.) to a coloured (often blue) twilled cotton material used largely for overalls…

strong twilled unbleached cotton cloth, used for curtains, sheeting, etc.; = Bolton sheeting n. at Bolton, n. b.

a twill cotton fabric containing a condenser weft and used for curtains, linings, etc.

see quot. 1904. See also Turkey carpet, n., Turkey red, n., Turkey stone, n., turkey wheat, n., Turkey work, n.

As mass noun and in plural. A twilled cotton fabric, such as was used to make regatta shirts.

A cotton twill cloth, usually khaki in colour; also (usually plural), a garment, esp. trousers, made of this cloth. Frequently attributive.

= sense 3.

a twill cotton fabric manufactured in Bolton.