Lisle
[laɪl]
Definition
(noun.) a strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton).
(noun.) a fabric woven with lisle thread.
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Definition
(n.) A city of France celebrated for certain manufactures.
Typist: Nigel
Examples
- And, let me tell you, if you do not get into temper, neither Brussels nor Lisle will suit you. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- I shall take up my abode in a religious house near Lisle--a nunnery you would call it; there I shall be quiet and unmolested. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
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