cannetille

[ kan-i-teel; French kan-tee-yuh ]

noun
  1. a gold or silver thread with a spiral twist, formerly much used in embroidery.

Origin of cannetille

1
<Spanish cañatillo, diminutive of cañuto pipe, tube (<Mozarabic ) <Vulgar Latin *cannūtus, equivalent to Latin cann(a) cane + Vulgar Latin *-ūtus for Latin -ātus-ate1

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