faille

[ fahyl, feyl; French fa-yuh ]

noun
  1. a soft, transversely ribbed fabric of silk, rayon, or lightweight taffeta.

Origin of faille

1
1520–30; <Middle French, Old French; of obscure origin

Words Nearby faille

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How to use faille in a sentence

  • faille Francaise—A soft, lustrous silk of wider cord than grosgrain, but narrower than ottoman.

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  • faille and Bouchot, expecting to succeed, paid the money; they failed while the bottles were making.

  • Depesches la responce a fin que Je ne faille et ne ^vous fies de ceste entreprinse a vostre frere.

British Dictionary definitions for faille

faille

/ (feɪl, French faj) /


noun
  1. a soft light ribbed fabric of silk, rayon, or taffeta

Origin of faille

1
C16: from French: head covering, hence, fabric used for this, of obscure origin

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