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tilahua.

Headword: 
tilahua.
Principal English Translation: 

to become thick; or, for cloth to become tightly packed; or, a fence or hedge to become thick (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
tilaua
Alonso de Molina: 

tilaua. nitla. (pret. onitlatilauh.) hazer grueso algo, o espessar y tupir bien la manta, o el seto. &c.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 113r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Textiles, Clothing