faille
a soft, transversely ribbed fabric of silk, rayon, or lightweight taffeta.
Origin of faille
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Thus, as Frontback founder and CEO Frederic della faille puts it, “My face is the caption of the photo.”
Meet Frontback: The App The Lets You Tell a Story with Your Selfie | Adam Auriemma | December 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThey resided comfortably alongside Chantilly lace, silk faille, and his contented clients of a certain age.
Wu certainly can craft a magical moment with silk faille coats, feather-embellished skirts, and embroidered dresses.
Lucille's dress of light blue faille silk, garnished with pearls and guipure lace, was very becoming.
The Harris-Ingram Experiment | Charles E. BoltonTo this class belong the grosgrains, Ottoman, faille Francaise—a silk resembling grosgrain, but softer and brighter.
Textiles and Clothing | Kate Heintz Watson
faille Francaise—A soft, lustrous silk of wider cord than grosgrain, but narrower than ottoman.
Textiles and Clothing | Kate Heintz Watsonfaille and Bouchot, expecting to succeed, paid the money; they failed while the bottles were making.
Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau | Honore de BalzacDepesches la responce a fin que Je ne faille et ne ^vous fies de ceste entreprinse a vostre frere.
The Mystery of Mary Stuart | Andrew Lang
British Dictionary definitions for faille
/ (feɪl, French faj) /
a soft light ribbed fabric of silk, rayon, or taffeta
Origin of faille
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