lisle

See also: Lisle

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /laɪl/

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

Adjective

lisle

  1. definite singular of liten
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.