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tulle

[tool; French tyl]
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noun
  1. a thin, fine, machine-made net of acetate, nylon, rayon, or silk.

Origin of tulle

1810–20; < French, after Tulle, France, where first made

Tulle

[tool; French tyl]
noun
  1. a city in and the capital of Corrèze, in S central France.
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British Dictionary definitions for tulles

tulle

noun
  1. a fine net fabric of silk, rayon, etc, used for evening dresses, as a trimming for hats, etc

Word Origin

C19: from French, from Tulle, city in S central France, where it was first manufactured
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Word Origin and History for tulles

tulle

n.

fine silk bobbin-net, c.1818, from Tulle, town in central France, where the fabric was first manufactured.

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