lisle

POS

Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun lisle has 2 senses

lisle(n = noun.artifact) Array - a fabric woven with lisle thread; Array

lisle(n = noun.artifact) lisle thread - a strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton); Array

is a kind of cotton

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CIDE DICTIONARY

lisle, n.

A city of France celebrated for certain manufactures. [1913 Webster]

Lisle glove, a fine summer glove, made of Lisle thread. -- Lisle lace, a fine handmade lace, made at Lisle. -- Lisle thread, a hard twisted cotton thread, originally produced at Lisle.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

lisle, n. (in full lisle thread) a fine smooth cotton thread for stockings etc.

Etymology

Lisle, former spelling of Lille in France, where orig. made