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English
Etymology
Named after Lisle, France (now Lille), where it was first produced.
Pronunciation
Noun
lisle (countable and uncountable, plural lisles)
- A type of strong cotton thread, or a cloth woven from such thread.
1976, Angela Carter, “The Mother Lode”, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage, published 2013, page 11:She herself dressed in dark dresses of heavy rayon crêpe, with grey Lisle stockings bound under the knee with two loops of knotted elastic.
1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 41:He wore a feather in his hat, doeskin breeches, lisle hose and an iridescent waistcoat.
Anagrams
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse litli.
Adjective
lisle (singular and plural lisle)
- (non-standard since 2012) definite singular of liten
- (pre-2012) alternative form of litle
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