n. [ OE. twilight, AS. twi- (see Twice) + leóht light; hence the sense of doubtful or half light; cf. LG. twelecht, G. zwielicht. See Light. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
As when the sun . . . from behind the moon,
In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
The twilight of probability. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
O'er the twilight groves and dusky caves. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n. [ Scotch tweel. See Twill, v. t. ]
n. [ Cf. Willy. ] A machine for cleansing or loosening wool by the action of a revolving cylinder covered with long iron spikes or teeth; a willy or willying machine; -- called also
n. [ See Quilt. ] A quilt. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]