faille

From Old French.

• Rhymes: -eɪl

faille (countable and uncountable, plural failles)

1. A fabric woven from silk, cotton, or rayon with slight ribs.

• IPA^(key): /faj/

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From faillir.

faille f (plural failles)

1. (seismology) fault
2. flaw

faille

1. third-person singular present subjunctive of faillir

From Old French faille.

faille f (plural failles)

1. faille (fabric woven from silk)

See the etymology of the main entry.

faille

1. third-person singular present subjunctive of falloir

   je ne crois pas qu'il faille faire cela ― I don't think this needs to be done

• “faille” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

faille f

1. genitive singular of faill

Ultimately from the Latin verb fallō.

faille f (oblique plural failles, nominative singular faille, nominative plural failles)

1. failure
   • circa 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, 'Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette':

     Le sairemant sor sainte Eglise
     Li fet qu’il revandra sanz faille.

• French: faille