filoselle
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of filoselle
C17: from French: silk, silkworm, from Italian filosello , perhaps from Latin folliculus little bag
Example Sentences
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Purse silk is often used for the latter; it is more brilliant than floss silk or filoselle.
From Beeton's Book of Needlework by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)
They are worked with coloured filoselle in point Russe, herring-bone stitch, coral stitch, and knotted stitch, on cloth, velvet, cashmere, or silk.
From Beeton's Book of Needlework by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)
Materials: Light brown Java canvas; green silk; green filoselle and purse silk; green silk ribbon three-fifths of an inch wide; some wadding; 2 cork soles.
From Beeton's Book of Needlework by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)
They will only bear light embroidering in silk or filoselle.
From Handbook of Embroidery by Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess
It is much cheaper than embroidery silk or filoselle.
From Handbook of Embroidery by Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess
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