toile
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
Origin of toile
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How to use toile in a sentence
They gave way and fled to the bridge of boats: then, afraid of being cast into the river, they crossed over to l'Île-aux-Toiles.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2) | Anatole FranceThis poem marks an immense advance on the earlier epic, La Conqute des toiles, to which we have already referred.
Modernities | Horace Barnett SamuelHere was the great mart for linens—the toiles flamandes—once celebrated over Europe.
A Day's Tour | Percy FitzgeraldShe saw the room again as it had been when Mademoiselle had looked up towards the toiles d'araignees.
Pointed Roofs | Dorothy RichardsonWith a more distinguished Marguerite de Valois, this performance would have anticipated the "nuits de sept toiles."
The Complete Opera Book | Gustav Kobb
British Dictionary definitions for toile
/ (twɑːl) /
a transparent linen or cotton fabric
a garment of exclusive design made up in cheap cloth so that alterations and experiments can be made
Origin of toile
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