2026年7月14日 星期二

Willed. twill, redcoat, leatherneck, redskin


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Willed has a few different meanings depending on how it's used:
  • To exercise mental effort: As a verb, it means using your mind or determination to make something happen (e.g., "She willed herself to finish the race"). It can also mean to intentionally leave property to someone in a legal will. [1, 2, 3, 4]
  • To describe a state of mind: As an adjective (usually combined with another word), it describes a person's level of mental determination, as in "strong-willed" or "weak-willed". [1, 2]


redcoat
(rĕd'kōt'pronunciation
n.
A British soldier, especially one serving during the American Revolution.

leatherneck
(lĕTH'ər-nĕk'pronunciation
n. Slang
A member of the U.S. Marine Corps.

[From the leather neckband that was once part of the uniform.]

redskin
(rĕd'skĭn'pronunciation
n. Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a Native American.





A twill weave can easily be identified by its diagonal lines. This is a 2/2 twill, with two warp threads crossing every two weft threads.

Structure of a 2/2 twill. The offset at each row forms the diagonal pattern.



n. - 斜紋織物
v. tr. - 把...織成斜紋

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - あや織物, あや織り, 綾織り
v. - あや織りする
Wikipedia article "Twill"

twill



 
━━ n. あや織(物).
twilled ━━ a. あや織の.

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