lisle
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- noun
- /laɪl/
- Archaic
:
hilo de lisle
- She wore beautiful black lisle stockings that complemented her dress perfectly.
- lisle stockings
Examples
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"This part here," he said, pointing to the bowl at the top, "is called the lisle."
Fiction book (2002) -
Still, she thought, it had seemed a good idea once upon a time: spare children, like spare tires, or those extra lisle stockings they used to package free with each pair.
Academic text (1997) -
There we discover a new secret: Etka's life savings, bound in a knotted lisle stocking, a wad of single bills that she calls her "knippl."
Fiction book (1999) -
Andrew le Fleur, the narrator tells us, was born with "such a caul! --a veritable lisle stocking pulled tightly over the little one's head, as if he could not risk entering the world without a guerrilla's disguise" (39).
Academic text (2008) -
The store offers a variety of lisle threads, ideal for knitting durable garments.
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After a long day, she enjoyed the comfort of her lisle hosiery, which felt soft against her skin.
Synonyms
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A thin string of fibers used for sewing clothes
A strong, smooth cotton thread used for fine socks and gloves
Compounds
How Fine
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lisle comes from the French city Lille, once spelled Lisle, where makers produced a strong, smooth cotton thread. So lisle refers to that tightly twisted cotton thread used especially for socks and underwear.