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twill [3 records]

Record 1 2017-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
  • Painting (Arts)
  • Installations and Equipment (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

A weave having a weave repeat of at least three weft threads and which produces twill lines.

OBS

twill weave: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
  • Peinture (Arts)
  • Aménagement et équipements (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Armure ayant un rapport d'armure d'au moins trois duites et produisant des obliques.

OBS

armure sergé; armure sergée : L'élément «sergé» peut être considéré comme un substantif mis en apposition ou comme un adjectif qualifiant le mot «armure». Dans le premier cas, il demeure invariable; dans le second, il s'accorde en genre et en nombre.

OBS

armure sergé; sergé : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Fabric Nomenclature
CONT

Twill: The term twill designates both a textile weave characterised by diagonal structural designs and the cloth made from that weave. The weave may be varied to produce broken or intertwining effects. Twill fabrics are usually firm and are used especially in suits and in sport and work clothes. Twill-weave fabrics are also used for linings, pockets, and mattress ticking. Serge, gabardine, and cheviot are major types of twill.

CONT

Denim: Strong, heavy twill-weave fabric, usually cotton, but can be a cotton/synthetic blend. Gabardine: Firm, closely woven twill fabric, originally and often worsted wool; also made of cotton and synthetic fibers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Nomenclature des tissus
DEF

Croisé 1) Armure : elle donne un effet de côtes obliques inclinées d'une lisière à l'autre, côtes et intervalles étant de largeur égale. Contrairement à l'armure sergé qui donne un aspect différent de chaque côté du tissu, dans l'armure croisé les deux côtés sont identiques. 2) Tissu : par extension, le tissu réalisé dans cette armure. Dans la production des croisés, les croisés de coton représentent une part prépondérante mais on réalise des croisés de laine, des croisés légers en soie et en textiles chimiques.

Spanish

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Record 3 1997-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Fabric Nomenclature
CONT

Twill: The term twill designates both a textile weave characterised by diagonal structural designs and the cloth made from that weave. The weave may be varied to produce broken or intertwining effects. Twill fabrics are usually firm and are used especially in suits and in sport and work clothes. Twill-weave fabrics are also used for linings, pockets, and mattress ticking. Serge, gabardine, and cheviot are major types of twill.

CONT

Twill is a type of fabric with the appearance of diagonal lines produced by causing the fill yarns to pass over, in the most common form, one and under two warp threads. There are, however a variety of other combinations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Nomenclature des tissus
DEF

Twill 1) En jute : Tissu d'armure sergé formant une côte en relief. Emploi : toile à sac. 2) En soierie : Tissu souple, d'armure sergé, à fines côtes obliques. À l'origine en soie, il s'en fait de nos jours en fibres artificielles. Il est teint en pièce ou imprimé. Emploi : chemisiers, robes, châles, cravates, écharpes... .

Spanish

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