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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French toile. Doublet of tela.
Noun
toile (countable and uncountable, plural toiles)
- plain or simple twilled fabric
- a draft garment made of inexpensive cloth for the purposes of fitting and design evaluation
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French toile, earlier teile, from Latin tēla.
Pronunciation
Noun
toile f (plural toiles)
- fabric, cloth; canvas
- painting (artwork)
- (spider's) web
- Alternative letter-case form of Toile
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Middle English
Etymology 1
Most likely from Anglo-Norman toilier, but possibly from Middle Dutch tuylen.
Verb
toile
- Alternative form of toilen
Etymology 2
From Anglo-Norman toile.
Noun
toile
- Alternative form of toyle
Old French
Etymology
From earlier form teile, from Latin tēla.
Pronunciation
Noun
toile oblique singular, f (oblique plural toiles, nominative singular toile, nominative plural toiles)
- fabric
- web
Descendants
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
toile f
- genitive singular of toil