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Definition of Tweel
1. n. & v. See Twill.
Definition of Tweel
1. Noun. (alternative form of twill) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tweel
1. to weave with a twill [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tweel
Literary usage of Tweel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines by Andrew Ure (1858)
"The first is tue regular or run tweel, which, as every leaf rises in ... A tweel
may have the regularity of its diagonal lines broken by applying the ..."
2. The Art of Weaving, by Hand and by Power: With an Introductory Account of by Clinton G. Gilroy (1844)
"The five leaf tweel also. though much used, has an interval of two leaves ...
When eight leaves are employed, the succession in breaking the tweel is ..."
3. The Theory and Practice of the Art of Weaving by Hand and Power: With by John Watson (1873)
"The spur wheel and pinion, used for the sixteen-leaf tweel will do for this
diaper, namely, 120 teeth for the wheel, and 45 for the pinion. ..."
4. A Treatise on the Art of Weaving: Illustrated by Engravings with by John Murphy, of Scotland (1831)
"12 and 13 pass two and raise the third without interruption ; consequently, the
five leafed tweel is perfect by each of these methods of cording. ..."
5. Applications of the Science of Mechanics to Practical Purposes by James Renwick (1840)
"In order to form a tweel or other pattern, more than one pair of heddles is used ;
and these are connected with treadles, which set them in motion when they ..."
6. The Art of Weaving: By Hand and by Power, with an Introductory Account of by Clinton G. Gilroy (1845)
"The five leaf tweel also, though much used, has an interval of two leaves ...
When eight leaves are employed, the succession in breaking the tweel is ..."
7. The Theory and Practice of the Art of Weaving by Hand and Power.: By Hand by John Wilson, John Watson (1863)
"How the tweeling Shafts are Driven—Top Mounting for Three Leaves—Four Leaf
Mounting— Double Barrel—Mounting for Five Leaf tweel—Traverse of Treadle ..."
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