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lisle definition

lisle (līl)

noun

  1. a fine, hard, extra-strong cotton thread
    in full, lisle thread
  2. a fabric, or stockings, gloves, etc., knit or woven of lisle

Etymology: after Lisle, earlier sp. of Lille, where orig. made

adjective

made of lisle
Lisle definition

Lisle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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