lisle

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See also: Lisle

English

Etymology

Named after Lisle, France, where it was first produced.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aɪl

Noun

lisle (countable and uncountable, plural lisles)

  1. A type of strong cotton thread, or a cloth woven from such thread.
    • 1976, Angela Carter, ‘The Mother Lode’, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage 2013, p. 11:
      She herself dressed in dark dresses of heavy rayon crêpe, with grey Lisle stockings bound under the knee with two loops of knotted elastic.
    • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 41:
      He wore a feather in his hat, doeskin breeches, lisle hose and an iridescent waistcoat.

Anagrams

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse litli.

Adjective

lisle (singular and plural lisle)

  1. (non-standard since 2012) definite singular of liten
  2. (pre-2012) alternative form of litle

References

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