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lisle

 (līl)
n.
1. A fine, smooth, tightly twisted thread spun from long-staple cotton.
2. Fabric knitted of this thread, used especially for hosiery and underwear.
[After Lisle (Lille), France.]
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lisle

(laɪl)
n
(Textiles)
a. a strong fine cotton thread or fabric
b. (as modifier): lisle stockings.
[C19: named after Lisle (now Lille), town in France where this type of thread was originally manufactured]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

lisle

(laɪl)

n.
1. a fine, high-twisted and hard-twisted cotton thread, at least two-ply, used for hosiery, gloves, etc.
2. knit goods made of lisle thread.
adj.
3. made of lisle thread.
[1850–55; after Lisle, earlier form of Lille, France, where first made]

Lisle

(lil)

n.
1. Leconte de Lisle.
2. Rouget de Lisle.
3. former name of Lille.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.lisle - a fabric woven with lisle thread
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
2.lisle - a strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton)
lisle thread
cotton - thread made of cotton fibers
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Translations

lisle

[laɪl] N → hilo m de Escocia
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

lisle

n (also lisle thread) → Florgarn nt; lisle stockings → Baumwollstrümpfe pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

lisle

[laɪl]
1. n → filo di Scozia
2. adj (socks) → di filo di Scozia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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