Voile definition

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A light, plain-weave, sheer fabric of cotton, rayon, silk, or wool used especially for making dresses and curtains.
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A thin, sheer fabric, as of cotton, used for garments, curtains, etc.
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A light, translucent cotton fabric used for making curtains and dresses.
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voile
Plural:
voiles

Origin of voile

  • French from Old French veile veil from Latin vēla neuter pl. of vēlum covering

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

  • From Anglo-Norman veil, Old French voil

    From Wiktionary

Voile Sentence Examples

  • Fabrics for clothes from mail order company Toast are crisp poplin or voile, linen, indigo denims and silk.

  • Soft as a feather, the almost transparent black voile floats gently to the ground when tossed with unbridled passion into the air!

  • This season signature prints are inspired by tropical tattoos and appear throughout the collection on silks and cotton voile.

  • Soft as a feather, the almost transparent black voile floats gently to the ground when tossed with unbridled passion into the air !

  • Please note; Linings are designed to be 3cm shorter in drop than our voile curtain panels.

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