lisle

¹

[ lahyl ]

noun

1. knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
2. lisle thread.

adjective

1. made of lisle thread.

Lisle

²

[ leel lahyl ]

noun

1. Leconte de Lisle.
2. Rouget de Lisle.
3. former name of Lille.
4. a town in northeastern Illinois.

lisle

/ laɪl /

noun

1. 1. a strong fine cotton thread or fabric
   2. ( as modifier )

      lisle stockings

Word History and Origins

Origin of lisle¹

1850–55; named after Lisle, France, where first made

Word History and Origins

Origin of lisle¹

C19: named after Lisle (now Lille), town in France where this type of thread was originally manufactured

Example Sentences

Every hundred yards or so I had a close peep at the ground in front through de Lisle's periscope.

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De Lisle says that where we have hand grenades we can advance still further; where we have not, we lose ground.

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De Lisle told me that one week had made the most astonishing difference to the savvy of these first arrivals of the New Army.

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So I clambered down off my perch and went again to de Lisle's post of command where I found him still sitting.

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There was neither use nor time to refer back to de Lisle and he had to come to the decision himself.

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Related Words

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