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boucle

boucle

1 9.9
Fabric with many small loops that feels bumpy and soft
  • noun
  • /buːˈkleɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : boucle
  • I recently ordered the cutest boucle swivel chair from article.
  • wool boucle
  • boucle jacket
  • boucle fabric

I recently ordered the cutest boucle swivel chair from article.

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Examples

  • This is the most stunning cream wool boucle jacket.

  • It's basically a little like wool boucle skirt in these really lovely like pinky tones.

  • My friends at Loft have these fantastic boucle Blazers that are dynamite with all of my outfits.

  • They were mostly long, almost calf-length, and in tussa silk or the lightest boucle.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Surreptitiously, Karen wiped her damp palms on the side of her oyster boucle jacket.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • The designer chose a beautiful fabric with a boucle texture for the new collection.

  • She admired the boucle upholstery on the chair for its unique, knobby appearance.

  • My grandmother made a cozy blanket from boucle yarn that feels wonderfully soft.

Synonyms

chenille
vsboucle
1 8.7

A soft velvety cord people use for embroidery and trimming fabric

is formed as looped fabric with uneven yarn and knobby texture
frisé
vsboucle
9.9

A cloth with a curly surface or a hairstyle of small tight curls

is made from uneven yarn giving a knobby bumpy texture

How Textured

boucle
  • Specialized
1 9.9
marocain
  • Specialized
9.9
crepe
5 5.8
silk
237 1.0
satin
41 3.2

Surface Forms

boucle singular
boucles plural

Etymology

Boucle comes from French boucle, which means 'loop' or 'curl' and is like the English word 'loop'. So boucle fabric is named for the many small 'loops' in the yarn that give it a soft, bumpy texture.