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

Related Words

• cord 
• cotton 
• fiber 
• filament 
• hair 
• ribbon 
• strand 
• string 
• wire 
• wool 
• yarn