Faille Definition

fīl, fāl
noun
A soft, ribbed, plainly woven fabric of silk or rayon, for dresses, coats, etc.
Webster's New World

Origin of Faille

  • French from Old North French cloth head-covering worn by women in Flanders possibly from Middle Dutch falie scarf

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Faille Sentence Examples

  • The southern boundary of this belt is formed by a great thrust-plane, the faille du midi, along which the Devonian beds of the south have been thrust over the carboniferous beds of the coalfield.

  • It is a long and narrow trough, which is separated from the older rocks of the Ardennes by a great reversed fault, the faille du midi.

  • A ribbed faille fabric smoothes the figure of this swim top, while the added UPF 50 sun protection keeps you safe.

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